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A Survey of Arab-Israeli Relations: Since 1947.


A SURVEY OF ARAB-ISRAELI RELATIONS Since 1947 2nd edition published by Europa Publications ISBN ISBN
abbr.
International Standard Book Number


ISBN International Standard Book Number

ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 
 1 85743 261 4 price 120.00 [pounds sterling] hardback

This is the second edition of A Survey of Arab-Israeli Relations, one of Europa's range of international reference books, which documents the principal events in one of the most intractable intractable /in·trac·ta·ble/ (in-trak´tah-b'l) resistant to cure, relief, or control.

in·trac·ta·ble
adj.
1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn.

2.
 and long-running international disputes in the contemporary world. The book aims to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive and impartial Favoring neither; disinterested; treating all alike; unbiased; equitable, fair, and just.  review of the events that have shaped the Arab-Israeli dispute in the period between the end of the British Mandate The British Mandate may refer to:
  • British Mandate of Palestine
  • British Mandate of Mesopotamia
 in Palestine and the present. Europa's standing as a current-affairs publisher throughout this period enables it to provide a unique record of the region's events.

The five sections comprising this book aim to approach the issues in such a way as to present the reader with more than one perspective on a particular topic. A chronology chronology,
n the arrangement of events in a time sequence, usually from the beginning to the end of an event.
 of the period gives a record of events with an important bearing on the subject matter. The second section contains two essays; Arab-Israeli Relations 1947-67, and Arab-Israeli Relations since 1967, an essay compiled over time by a number of academics and writers on Middle Eastern affairs; these essays detail events since 1947 in a more analytical context. The third part, Documents on Palestine, reproduces the texts of a number of letters, treaties and agreements that have arisen from the Arab-Israeli dispute, and illustrates a number of these with maps. Fourthly Fourth´ly

adv. 1. In the fourth place.

Adv. 1. fourthly - in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"
fourth
, a series of profiles of the most prominent political figures in Arab-Israeli relations in the period concerned permits the reader to understand the personalities involved. Lastly, a bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books.  provides further reading on the subject and closely related topics.

At a time when the prospect of a durable peace in the region appears more remote than for some years, this book will prove a significant and impartial addition to the body of published material on the subject.
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Date:Feb 1, 2005
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