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A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine

A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine discusses prospects andmethods for a comprehensive, evidence-based history of Palestine with acritical use of recent historical, archaeological and anthropological methods.This history is not an exclusive history but one that is ethnically andculturally inclusive, a history of and for all peoples who have lived in Palestine.After an introductory essay offering a strategy for creating coherenceand continuity from the earliest beginnings to the present, the volume presentstwenty articles from twenty-two contributors, fifteen of whom are ofMiddle Eastern origin or relation.Split thematically into four parts, the volume discusses ideology, nationalidentity and chronology in various historiographies of Palestine, and thelegacy of memory and oral history; the transient character of ethnicity inPalestine and questions regarding the ethical responsibilities of archaeologistsand historians to protect the multi-ethnic cultural heritage of Palestine;landscape and memory, and the values of community archaeology andbio-archaeology; and an exploration of the "ideology of the land" and itsinfluence on Palestine's history and heritage.The first in a series of books under the auspices of the Palestine Historyand Heritage Project (PaHH), the volume offers a challenging new departurefor writing the history of Palestine and Israel throughout the ages. ANew Critical Approach to the History of Palestine explores the diverse historyof the region against the backdrop of twentieth-century scholarly constructionof the history of Palestine as a history of a Jewish homeland with rootsin an ancient, biblical Israel and examines the implications of this ancientand recent history for archaeology and cultural heritage. The book offers afascinating new perspective for students and academics in the fields of anthropological,political, cultural and biblical history.

The Israel/Palestine Question

Drawing on debates from the last two decades, and including a new sections on women's history in the region and new articles on minorities and land ownership, this book presents the most recent developments in the Arab-Israeli conflict and a reassessment of Israel's past.

1. Ilan , Pappé

Israel

Israel is not the only 'new' state around, but it is one of the few states whose legitimacy is still questioned, and its future affects the future of the Middle East as a whole and probably the stability of the international system. The reasons for this unique reality lie in its past and the particular historical circumstances of its birth.This book seeks to update analysis of the political history, contemporary politics, economics and foreign policy of this unique state. The first part of the book provides a general history of Israel since its inception until 2000. This general history evolves around the political development of the state, beginning with its origins in the early Zionist history (1882-1948) and ending with the turn of the century. The second part focuses on three contemporary aspects of present-day Israel: its political economy, its culture and its international relations. An epilogue describes Israel's complex international image today and its impact on the state and its future.Providing a solid infrastructure from which readers can form their own opinions, this book offers a fresh perspective on developments both on the ground and in recent scholarship, and is essential reading for students, journalists and policy makers with an interest in Middle Eastern History, Jewish Studies and Israel Studies.

1. Ilan , Pappé

The Modern Middle East

This hugely successful, ground-breaking book is the first introductory textbook on the Modern Middle East to foreground the urban, rural, cultural and gender histories of the region over its political and economic history. Distancing himself from more traditional modernising approaches, Ilan Pappé is concerned with the ideological question of whom we investigate in the past rather than how we investigate the past. Pappé begins his narrative at the end of the First World War with the Ottoman heritage, and concludes at the present day with the political discourse of Islam. Providing full geographical coverage of the region, The Modern Middle East:opens with a carefully argued introduction which outlines the methodology used in the textbook provides a thematic and comparative approach to the region, helping students to see the peoples of the Middle East and the developments that affect their lives as part of a larger world includes insights gained from new historiographical trends and a critical approach to conventional state- and nation-centred historiographies includes case studies, debates, maps, photos, an up-to-date bibliography and a glossarial index.This third edition has been brought right up to date with recent events, and includes the developments through the Arab Spring, more economic history, much more focus on gender history and discussion of religion in the region from a broad perspective.Accessible and original, The Modern Middle East continues to energise discussion and stimulate debate on the region's history, and provides new insights and perspectives on its story.