Joel Peters

Routledge Handbook on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Joel Peters 1st edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This handbook provides an overview of the most contentious political issue in the Middle East. The editors consider a range of topics from the background to the war through to peace efforts, domestic politics, critical issues such as refugees and settler movements and the role of outside players such as the Arab states, U. S. and E. U. Review Quotes: 'For a quick and authoritative grounding on Israeli demography, or Israeli theater, or the refugee issue, or Hamas, or any of sixty other aspects of Israel or the Israeli Palestinian conflict, [this is] the reference work of choice. There is nothing else quite like it... a valuable reference work that should be in the library of all academics in the field, or, in fact, anyone with more than a passing interest in Israel or the Israeli Palestinian conflict... Perfect for that quick fix, especially for particular issues that will not go away any time soon.' - Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame; The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs 2013."Biographical Note: Joel Peters is Professor of Government and International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. His research interests cover Israeli security and foreign policy and the Israeli-Palestinian process. He is the co-author (with Sharon Pardo) of "Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European Union. " David Newman is Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben Gurion University in Israel. Originally a geographer, Newman founded the Department of Politics and Government at that University. He is chief editor of the peer reviewed journal, Geopolitics. His work focuses on territorial dimensions of ethnic conflict with a particular focus on the contemporary significance and functions of borders. Table of Contents: List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict -- Part I. Competing nationalisms -- 1. The origins of Zionism / Colin Shindler -- 2. The Palestinian national movement: from self-rule to statehood / Ahmad Samih Khalidi -- Part II. Narratives and key moments -- 3. Competing Israeli and Palestinian narratives / Paul Scham -- 4. The 1948 war: the battle over history / Kirsten E. Schulze -- 5. The First and Second Palestinian Intifadas / Rami Nasrallah -- 6. The Camp David summit: a tale of two narratives / Joel Peters -- Part III. Seeking peace -- 7. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process, 1967-1993 / Laura Zittrain Eisenberg -- 8. Peace plans, 1993-2010 / Galia Golan -- Part IV. Issues -- 9. Palestinian refugees / Rex Brynen -- 10. Jerusalem / Michael Dumper -- 11. Territory and borders / David Newman -- 12. Water / Julie Trottier -- 13. Terrorism / Magnus Norell -- 14. Religion / Yehezkel Landau -- 15. Economic aspects / Arie Arnon -- 16. Unilateralism and separation / Gerald M. Steinberg -- 17. Gaza / Joel Peters -- Part V. Domestic actors -- 18. The Palestine Liberation Organization / Nigel Parsons -- 19. The Palestinian Authority / Nigel Parsons -- 20. Hamas / Khaled Hroub -- 21. Palestinian civil society / Michael Schulz -- 22. Gush Emunim and the settler movement / David Newman -- 23. Israeli peace movements / Naomi Chazan -- 24. Palestinian citizens of Israel / Amal Jamal -- Part VI. International engagement -- 25. The United States, 1948-1993 / Steven L. Spiegel -- 26. The United States, 1993-2010 / Steven L. Spiegel -- 27. Russia / Robert O. Freedman -- 28. Europe / Rosemary Hollis -- 29. The Arab world / P. R. Kumaraswamy -- 30. The Jewish diaspora and the pro-Israel lobby / Dov Waxman -- Chronology / Steve Lutes -- Key documents -- Selected maps -- Index. Publisher Marketing: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most prominent issues in world politics today. Few other issues have dominated the world s headlines and have attracted such attention from policy makers, the academic community, political analysts, and the world s media. The "Routledge Handbook on the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict" offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of the most contentious and protracted political issue in the Middle East. Bringing together a range of top experts from Israel, Palestine, Europe and North America the Handbook tackles a range of topics including: The historical background to the conflict peace efforts domestic politics critical issues such as displacement, Jerusalem and settler movements the role of outside players such as the Arab states, the US and the EU This Handbook provides the reader with an understanding of the complexity of the issues that need to be addressed in order to resolve the conflict, and a detailed examination of the varied interests of the actors involved. In-depth analysis of the conflict is supplemented by a chronology of the conflict, key documents and a range of maps. The contributors are all leading authorities in their field and have published extensively on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict/peace process. Many have played a leading role in various Track II initiatives accompanying the peace process. "

Contributor Bio:  Peters, Joel Peters is Senior Lecturer at Ben Gurion University. Contributor Bio:  Newman, David David M. Newman is currently Professor of Sociology at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He received his PhD. in Sociology from the University of Washington in 1988. He teaches courses in Deviance, Mental Illness, Family, Social Psychology, and Research Methods and has won teaching awards at both the University of Washington and DePauw University. He has published numerous articles on teaching and has presented several research papers on the intersection of gender and power in intimate relationships. He has authored two textbooks, "Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life" (and co-edited an accompanying anthology) and "Sociology of Families." When not hunkered down in his third floor office he enjoys running, swimming, and arguing with his teenage sons.