A Concise History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

by Ian J. Bickerton, Carla L. Klausner

This concise and comprehensive book presents a balanced, impartial, and well-illustrated coverage of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict.The book uses a chronological framework while providing essential information on both sides of the religious, ethnic, and ideological background of the conflict. It explains the critical issues, including Great Powers rivalries, causes and results of the major wars, the rise of Palestinian nationalism, the Israeli-occupied territories, and the Intifada. This third edition has been revised to include a new chapter with the most up-to-date assessment of the situation, reflecting the impact of the 1996 Israeli elections.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Middle East, Politics, College

Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

About the author

Ian James Bickerton was educated at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, where he gained his B.A. with Honors in History. He received his M.A. at Kansas State University before completing his Ph.D. at the Claremont Graduate School, CA. He is a member of the School of History at the University of New South Wales, and has taught the history of the modern U.S.A., the history of U.S. foreign relations, and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He has also taught at the University of California Santa Barbara, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and he has lectured in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Israel.

Ian has traveled widely in the U.S. carried out research in most U.S. presidential libraries (where he met President Harry. S. Truman) and Israeli State Archives, and during the past decade has taught U.S exchange students in Florence, Italy.

Reviews

[Daniel Cook · Rating 1 out of 5]

A little unbalanced. Bickerton leans heavily on proof substitutes and presents a Western narrative that does not harmonize with the realities on the ground.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a text from a class i took. this is one of the few if not the only text i've ever actually READ just because it is interesting. fairly easy and quick history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from Israel's inception to the time i took the class in 2005. very easy read.

[Sebastian Cosgrove · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better books on the topic

[Susan Mumpower-spriggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best and fairest backgrounders on the conflict I've read. The edition I read is slightly dated; I'd love to read the final chapter of an updated version.