ABSTRACT

Palestine and the Palestinians is a sweeping social, economic, ideological, and political history of the Palestinian people, from antiquity to the Road Map to Peace. This second edition is thoroughly revised and updated, including entirely new chapters on the most current issues confronting Palestine today, including: Palestinians in Israel; the Oslo Accords and the Second Intifada; Palestinian refugees and the right to return; Jerusalem; the diplomatic "peace process" and two-state/single-state solutions.

chapter 2|36 pages

Before al-Nakbah

The Modern Social History of Palestine

chapter 3|48 pages

The Road to al-Nakbah

The Palestine Mandate, 1917–1948

chapter 4|38 pages

After al-Nakbah

The Palestinian Diaspora, 1948–1993

chapter 5|32 pages

After al-Nakbah

The Palestinians in Israel, 1948–2000

chapter 7|32 pages

Palestinian Resistance to Israeli Occupation

The First Intifada

chapter 8|36 pages

The PLO-Israel Oslo Accords

Structure and Dynamics

chapter 11|26 pages

Jerusalem

chapter 12|24 pages

From Camp David to the Road Map

The “Disengagement” from the Peace Process

chapter 13|34 pages

Whither the Palestinians?