Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Hardcover)

by Martin Gilbert (Author)

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This one-volume encyclopedia provides authoritative information on a wide variety of aspects of race and ethnicity. - Library Journal, March 2004 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
This atlas offers a balanced and comprehensive visual history of the age-old Arab-Israeli conflict, spanning from the early history of the region (c. 1,000 B.C>) to the foundation of the state of Israel, the intifada, and the peace initiatives of the 1990s. Clear, informative, and accessible maps detail the course of major events, including the Six Day War, the October War, and the Arab world's reaction to the Camp David agreements, and offer useful insight into the social, political, military, and diplomatic dimensions of the current situation. Powerful and telling quotations from those involved on both sides, and detailed annotations provide important historical background on this volatile conflict.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 6 edition (November 18, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195210425
• ISBN-13: 978-0195210422
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,762,141 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Very Worthwhile, June 11, 1998

By A Customer

Very informative. Gives a good understanding of the conflict by one of the best historians alive right now. Buy it.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An indispensable sourcebook, January 31, 2000

By A Customer

Professor Gilbert may know more about this subject than any other scholar, and despite some inherent difficulties has reconstructed geographical areas with great precision. Even those who disagree with his views (occasionally expressed in the explanatory captions) must acknowledge the consumate scholarship underlying his maps--which have no "attitudes," only facts.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Resource About the Arab-Israeli Conflict, April 29, 2003

By	Maximillian Ben Hanan (Sacramento, California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Paperback)

The Arab-Israeli conflict is a fiercely debated topic with numerous accusations constantly being thrown back and forth. For someone just beginning to study the Arab-Israeli conflict, it can be overwhelming. This book is a collection of maps drafted by a professional cartographer to show the real dimensions of treaties, ceasefires, boycotts, and other historical moments in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Would you like to know exactly which land the Oslo Agreements included?

Would you like to know which parts of the Middle East belonged to biblical Israel?

Would you like to know which parts of Britain's Palestine Mandate they forbid Jews to dwell or buy land on?

This resource can answer all those question and more graphically showing you the exact boundaries of, countries involved in, and other important aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict. I particularly found this resource helpful in disputing allegations by people that "such-and such a percentage" of the land was to be given up in a treaty such as the original U.N. plan for Palestine or under the Oslo Agreements. After showing my fellow debater the actual maps, the arguments were ended since I was in possession of hard fact thanks to this fine reference book.

Sir Martin Gilbert is a well-acclaimed British scholar, who has written numerous titles in the Historical Atlas series, extensively written about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and was also officially appointed to write the biography of Sir Winston Churchill.

I have reviewed the 1984 Fourth Edition, but several editions have since come out with updated information and additional maps to reflect more recent developments. I recommend getting the most recent edition available.

I highly recommend this outstanding resource for anyone studying the Arab-Israeli conflict, whether pro-Arab or pro-Israeli.

Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan