Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Remembering Palestine in 1948 Remembering Palestine in 1948 Efrat Ben-Ze'ev "The war of 1948 in Palestine is a conflict whose history has been written primarily from the national point of view. This book asks what happens to these narratives when they arise out of the person… OL15456547W
A wall in Palestine A wall in Palestine René Backmann An inclusive report on the West Bank Barrier, "A Wall in Palestine" offers an examination of the physical boundary that separates Israel and the West Bank--its purpose, ifs efficacy, and its conseque… OL15582312W
Violence, nonviolence, and the Palestinian national movement Violence, nonviolence, and the Palestinian national movement Wendy Pearlman "Why do some national movements use violent protest and others nonviolent protest? Wendy Pearlman shows that much of the answer lies inside movements themselves. Nonviolent protest requires coordinat… OL15902317W
A people called Palestine A people called Palestine John Tordai [96] p. : 22 cm OL18403126W
Jerusalem's traitor Jerusalem's traitor Desmond Seward When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nation's army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Ve… OL1958506W
Holy wars Holy wars Gary L. Rashba "Holy Wars describes 3,000 years of war in the Holy Land with the unique approach of focusing on pivotal battles or campaigns, beginning with the Israelites' capture of Jericho and ending with Israel… OL19950208W
The way to the spring The way to the spring Ben Ehrenreich A brave and necessary immersion into the lives and struggles of a group of everyday Palestinians. In cities and small villages alike, men and women, young and old, a group of unforgettable characters… OL20032456W
Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate Aldo Schiavone 238 pages ; 22 cm OL20050073W
Rabbinic texts and the history of late-Roman Palestine Rabbinic texts and the history of late-Roman Palestine Martin Goodman,Philip S. Alexander This volume brings together studies by experts in the rabbinic literature of late antiquity and by specialists in the history of the Jews in that period, in order to reveal the value of rabbinic mate… OL20953544W
Palestinian Exodus, 1948-1998 Palestinian Exodus, 1948-1998 Eugene Cotran,Ghada Karmi xxiii, 264 p. : 25 cm OL21271656W
Imagining the Holy Land Imagining the Holy Land Burke O. Long "The photographs, maps, travelers' accounts, and physical reconstructions that are the subject of this book once fired the popular imagination with fantasies of a place called "the Holy Land." It was… OL2966979W
Jerusalem 1913 Jerusalem 1913 Amy Dockser Marcus A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter examines the true history of the discord between Israel and Palestine with surprising results Though the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict have traditionally been… OL76947W
Olive Grove Olive Grove Deborah Rohan "The Moghrabis have lived in Palestine for centuries. Near the end of the First World War, Ottoman soldier Karnel Moghrabi is imprisoned by his Turkish masters. Reunited with his family after being f… OL9527875W