Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.USV FS.E Fili / College 2d - Geschichte	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

A comprehensive history of Gaza. This is the story of the struggle to control Gaza. It argues that a two-state solution in the only way forward for Israel/Palestine.Through its millennium-long existence, Gaza has often been bitterly disputed while simultaneously and paradoxically enduring prolonged neglect. Jean-Pierre Filiu's book is the first com--prehensive history of Gaza in any language. Squeezed between the Negev and Sinai deserts on the one hand and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, Gaza was contested by the Pharaohs, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Fatimids, the Mamluks, the Crusaders and the Ottomans. Napoleon had to secure it in 1799 to launch his failed campaign on Palestine. In 1917, the Brit--ish Empire fought for months to conquer Gaza, before establishing its mandate on Palestine. In 1948, 200,000 Palestinians sought refuge in Gaza, a marginal area neither Israel nor Egypt wanted. Palestinian nationalism grew there, and Gaza has since found itself at the heart of Palestinian history. It is in Gaza that the fedayeen movement arose from the ruins of Arab national--ism. It is in Gaza that the 1967 Israeli occupation was repeatedly challenged, until the outbreak of the 1987 intifada. And it is in Gaza, in 2007, that the dream of Palestinian statehood appeared to have been shattered by the split between Fatah and Hamas. The endurance of Gaza and the Palestinians make the publication of this history both timely and significant.

Review: 'This history ranks as a masterpiece in the literature of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It tells us the facts, explains both sides of the coin and leaves readers to draw their conclusions. Its timing, of course, could not be better.' - Sunday Times 'Superbly researched and well written, Filiu's work is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand contemporary affairs in the Middle East and the relationship between the state of Israel and the Palestinian people.' - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 'A magnificent piece of historical writing: clear in its exposition, careful in its use of a treasure-trove of new sources and judicious in its analysis of competing political claims to this small and troubled strip of land. It is difficult to see how it will ever be rivalled in terms of scope, intensity and sympathetic understanding.' - Roger Owen, Emeritus Professor of Middle East History, Harvard University 'Based on interviews and hard to find documents, Filiu's book is a remarkable work of scholarship that will long stand as the standard history of Gaza. In a subject area strewn with polemic, the author is objective and level-headed.' - John Calvert, Professor of History, Creighton University, USA. (Copac)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foreword xi / Maps xv / GAZA BEFORE THE STRIP / 1The Crossroads of Empires 3 / 2The Islamic Era 17 / 3The British Mandate 35 / 1947-67: THE GENERATION OF MOURNING / 4The Catastrophe 57 / 5Refugees and Fedayin 73 / 6The First Occupation 95 / 7Nasser's Children 107 / 1967-87: THE GENERATION OF DISPOSSESSION / 8The Four Years War 125 / 9The Era of the Notables 147 / 10The Alien Peace 165 / 11The New Wave 179 / 1987-2007: THE GENERATION OF THE INTIFADAS / 12The Revolt of the Stones 199 / 13A Sharply Limited Authority 223 / 14Days of Fury 253 / 15One Palestine Against Another 279 / CONCLUSION: THE GENERATION OF IMPASSES? / 16Five Years in the Ruins 311 / Notes 341 / Select Bibliography 375 / Chronology 381 / Population Statistics 389 / Biographies 391 / Index of Organisations 409 / Index of Personal Names 415