Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-308) and index
Contents:
Problems in defining the conflict Defining the conflict, nevertheless Background to 1917 : origins of the conflict Arabs and Jews under the British Mandate : entrenching positions, 1917-1928 Collapse of the Mandate : rebellion, partition, White Paper, 1929-1939 Shoah, Atzma'ut, Nakba : 1939-1949 Israel and the Arab states, 1949-1973 Back to the core : Israel and the Palestinians From Camp David to the West Bank to Lebanon From boycott to mutual recognition, 1982-2008 Writing about the conflict Confronting the obstacles
