Now entering its third edition, James L. Gelvin's award-winning account of the conflict between Israelis and their forebears, on the one hand, and Palestinians and theirs, on the other, offers a compelling, accessible and current introduction for students and general readers. Newly updated to take into account the effects of the 2010-11 Arab uprisings on the conflict and the recognition of Palestinian statehood by the United Nations, the book traces the struggle from the emergence of nationalism among the Jews of Europe and the Arab inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine through the present, exploring the external pressures and internal logic that have propelled it. Placing events in Palestine within the framework of global history, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War skilfully interweaves biographical sketches, eyewitness accounts, poetry, fiction, and official documentation into its narrative.

Includes maps of: Palestine and the Middle East; Israel and the Palestinian Territories; Ottoman Empire, ca. 1850; Jewish Pale of Settlement; Jewish Settlements in Palestine, 1881-1914; Yishuv on the Eve of the 1948 War; United Nations Partition Plan, 1947; Armistice Lines, 1949; UNRWA-operated Refugee Camps, 2005; Israel and the Occupied Territories after the 1967 War; Israeli Settlements in the West Bank, 2011; West Bank Zones of Control According to Oslo 2; Separation Barrier as Planned in 2002.

The land and its lure -- Cultures of nationalism -- Zionism and the colonization of Palestine -- World war i and the Palestine Mandate -- From nationalism in Palestine to Palestinian nationalism -- From the great revolt through the 1948 war -- Zionism and Palestinian nationalism: a closer look -- The Arab-Israeli conflict -- The Palestinian national movement comes of age -- Coming full circle: Oslo and its aftermath.