The Complete Idiot's Guide to Middle East Conflict (Paperback)

~ Mitchell G. Bard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028632613
• ISBN-13: 978-0028632612
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #979,716 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read, but extremely informative and fair!, October 10, 2001

By	Lee Green (California) - See all my reviews

While this book is fun to read, it actually delves deeply into the issues at the heart of the conflict. Bard has done his homework and presented an objective and fair look at sensitive topics. This book is an excellent guide for those trying to determine whether what they read in the papers is based on fact or propaganda. Would make a great gift for college students and for those interested in the Middle East, no matter what their level of expertise. Even for people who think they 'know everything there is to know' about the Middle East, Bard has much to offer.

34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-balanced, October 6, 2000

By	"historian18" (Westchester County, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This well-balanced work shows the positive and negative of both sides of the issues in the Middle East. It goes beyond the headlines to the roots of the conflict. It focuses on more than politics and shows how other factors contribute to the conflict. The "idiot" title is misleading, since this is a really well-written, comprehensive overview of the history of the Middle East. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED reading.

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an objective perspective!, October 1, 2001

By	"patsyk1" (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

What an eye-opener! I found this no-nonsense, chronological history of the seemingly intransigient middle east conflict an invaluable aid in sorting out the roots of the Israeli-Arab dilemma. For example, I didn't know that the Arabs rejected the 1947 UN Partition Plan that would have given them a state larger than the one they're demanding now. Nor was I aware of the fact that the Mayor of Haifa in 1948 actually pleaded with his Arab neighbors not to flee but to stay in the city as the Arab armies were invading Israel. Thank you, Mr. Bard. I will recommend this book to all my friends.