Politics in Palestine: Arab Factionalism and Social Disintegration, 1939-1948 (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East) [Hardcover]

Issa Khalaf (Author)

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• Hardcover: 318 pages
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791407071
• ISBN-13: 978-0791407073
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,854,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant full work, January 31, 2006

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Seth J. Frantzman (Jerusalem, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Politics in Palestine: Arab Factionalism and Social Disintegration, 1939-1948 (S U N Y Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East) (Hardcover)

The Palestinians entered the period 1918 without being a people and without a sense of identity, by 1948 they had become the modern people today known as Palestinians. It was there factionalism that created an identity and led to their defeat in 1948. This is a fascinating and well written book on the various factions among the Palestinian Arabs between 1918 and 1948. It deals with the late period 1939-48 primarily after the Arabs had been defeated in the revolt of 1936. Interesting work.

Seth J. Frantzman