| Description |
xv, 234 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 15 |
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Cambridge Middle East studies ; 15
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| Contents |
1. The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure / Rashid Khalidi -- 2. Revisiting the Palestinian exodus of 1948 / Benny Morris -- 3. The Druze and the birth of Israel / Laila Parsons -- 4. Israel and the Arab coalition in 1948 / Avi Shlaim -- 5. Jordan and 1948: the persistence of an official history / Eugene L. Rogan -- 6. Iraq and the 1948 War: mirror of Iraq's disorder / Charles Tripp -- 7. Egypt and the 1948 War: internal conflict and regional ambition / Fawaz A. Gerges -- 8. Syria and the Palestine War: fighting King 'Abdullah's "Greater Syria Plan" / Joshua Landis -- 9. Afterword: the consequences of 1948 / Edward W. Said |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227) and index |
| Subject |
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Historiography.
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Arab-Israeli conflict -- Historiography.
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| Author |
Shlaim, Avi.
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Rogan, Eugene L.
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| LC no. |
00033707 |
| ISBN |
0521791391 |
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0521794765 paperback |
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