{"product_id":"9781405175395","title":"The Israel-Palestine Conflict Contested Histories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContesting the Past\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Israel-Palestine Conflict\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContested Histories\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNeil Caplan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories\u003c\/i\u003e provides non-specialist readers with an introduction and historical overview of the issues that have characterized and defined 130 years of the still unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh attempt to break away from polemical approaches that have undermined academic discussion and political debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on a series of core arguments that the author considers essentially unwinnable\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces readers to the major historiographical debates sparked by the dispute\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages readers to consider more useful ways of explaining and understanding the conflict, and to go beyond trying to prove who is ‘right’ and 'wrong'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume suggests a fresh and original interpretation to the history of the Arab Israeli conflict. Caplan juggles skillfully and even-handedly between the two narratives, reflecting the parties' own views without embracing the cause of any party.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJoseph Nevo\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Haifa\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An impressive and very valuable work. One could not ask for a better short history of the conflict. Caplan offers readers a study that is extremely well-informed, resolutely fair-minded, and filled with thoughtful insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMark Tessler\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003eA native of Montreal, \u003cb\u003eNeil Caplan\u003c\/b\u003e received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Since retiring from teaching in 2008 he has held an affiliate position in the History Department of Concordia University and is Scholar-in-Residence at Vanier College, both in Montreal. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and eight books, including \u003ci\u003eFutile Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e, a 4-volume documentary history of Zionist-Arab and Arab-Israeli negotiations, 1913-1956 and (with Laura Z. Eisenberg) \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: Patterns, Problems, Possibilities\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent publication is \u003ci\u003eMy Struggle for Peace: The Diary of Moshe Sharett, 1953-1956\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Yaakov Sharett.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 August 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405175395\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377681461388,"sku":"9781405175395","price":105.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405175395.jpg?v=1780281501","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405175395","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}