Includes index.

Introduction -- Background -- The first wave : the Arab exodus, December 1947 -- March 1948 -- The second wave : the mass exodus, April-June 1948 -- Deciding against a return of the refugees, April-December 1948 -- Blocking a return -- The third wave : the Ten Days (9-18 July 1948) and the Second Truce (18 July -- 15 October) -- The fourth wave : the battles and exodus of October-November 1948 -- Clearing the borders : expulsions and population transfers, November 1948 -- July 1949 -- Solving the refugee problem, December 1948-September 1949 -- Conclusion.