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A History
of Modern Palestine - One Land, Two Peoples
by Ilan Pappe
Ilan Pappe
writes the story of Palestine, a land inhabited
by two peoples. It begins with the Ottomans
in the early 1800s and traces a path through
the arrival of the early Zionists at the
end of that century, through the British
mandate at the beginning of the twentieth
century, the establishment of the state
of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars
and conflicts which culminated in the intifadas
of 1987 and 2000. While these events provide
the background to the narrative and explain
the construction of Zionist and Palestinian
nationalism, at centre stage are those who
lived through these times, men, women and
children, Jews and Arabs. It is a story
of coexistence, as well as oppression, occupation,
and exile. Ilan Pappe is well-known as a
revisionist historian of Israel. Lucid and
typically forthright, his account is a unique
contribution to the history of this troubled
land.
• A unique approach, the author traces
the history of the land of Palestine, one
land inhabited by two peoples with two separate
nationalist aspirations
• A lucid and typically forthright
account from an Israeli historian well-known
as an outspoken critic of Israel and its
policies towards the Palestinians
• A must-read for students, policy-makers
and journalists - anyone concerned with
the history and politics of the Middle East
Contents
Introduction:
A New Look at Modern Palestine and Israel;
1. Fin de Siecle (1856-1900), Social Tranquillity
and Political Drama; 2. Between Tyranny
and War (1900-1918); 3. The Mandatory State:
Colonialism, Nationalization and Cohabitation;
4. The 1948 War between Nakbah and Independence;
5. The Age of Partition, 1948-1967; 6. Greater
Israel and Occupied Palestine: The Rise
and Fall of High Politics, 1967-1987; 7.
The Uprising and its Political Consequences,
1987-1996; Conclusion: Post-Oslo Palestine
and Israel
About the
Author
Ilan Pappe
teaches politics at Haifa University in
Israel. He has written extensively on the
politics of the Middle East, and is well
known for his revisionist interpretation
of Israeli history and as a critic of Israel's
policies towards the Palestinians. His books
include The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,
1947-1951 (1992/4) and The Israeli-Palestine
Question (1999).
Reviews
‘Along with the late Edward Said,
Ilan Pappe is the most eloquent writer of
Palestinian history. He is also one of the
most scholarly … here, for the first
time, is a textbook on Palestine that narrates
the real story as it happened - a non-Zionist
version of Zionism … To its credit,
Cambridge university Press has published
Pappe’s pioneering and highly accessible
work as an authoritative history.’
- New Statesman
' …
Ilan Pappe has written a book that is lucid
and forthright. It is a unique contribution
to the history of this troubled land, and
all those concerned with developments in
the Middle East will have to read …
Ilan Pappe's book is a valuable contribution
to the historical research of Palestine
as a general survey for those studying the
subject. Designed for students and general
readers, the book's new approach to the
analysis of well-known events will be of
interest to academics, journalists, foreign-policy
makers, and to all those concerned with
Palestine's complex past and its uncertain
future. The inclusion of illustrations,
maps, short biographies, a glossary of terms,
a bibliography, and a reliable index further
increases the usefulness of the book.'
- Quarterly Journal of African and Asian
Studies
Related Links
Ilan
Pappe speech: The '48 Nakba & The Zionist
Quest for its Completion
Article
by Ilan Pappe: The Geneve Bubble
Mechanisms
of Denial: Justin Podur interviews Ilan
Pappe
The
Disappointing Trajectory of Amir Peretz,
by Ilan Pappe
The
Modern Middle East - another book by Ilan
Pappe
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