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- catalog abstract ""Righteous Victims, is a comprehensive and objective history of the long battle between Arabs and Jews for possession of a land they both call home."--BOOK JACKET. "Professor Morris finds the roots of this conflict in the deep religious, ethnic, and political differences between the Zionist immigrants and the native Arab population of Palestine."--Jacket. "Tracing the successes and failures of politicians, generals, and diplomats in both camps, he regards their actions and plight with accuracy and empathy, drawing on archival materials, memoirs, and secondary works to give a vivid account of each major military encounter - and of the vicissitudes of peace efforts from the post-1948 negotiations through the Camp David (1977-79), Oslo (1993-95), and Wye River Plantation (1998) accords."--BOOK JACKET. "Righteous Victims ends with Mr. Morris's analysis of the current state of play, when the election of Ehud Barak as prime minister (May 1999) has opened the door to a renewal of negotiations between Israel and its Palestinian and Syrian neighbors."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11387555.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Righteous Victims, is a comprehensive and objective history of the long battle between Arabs and Jews for possession of a land they both call home."--BOOK JACKET. "Professor Morris finds the roots of this conflict in the deep religious, ethnic, and political differences between the Zionist immigrants and the native Arab population of Palestine."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""Tracing the successes and failures of politicians, generals, and diplomats in both camps, he regards their actions and plight with accuracy and empathy, drawing on archival materials, memoirs, and secondary works to give a vivid account of each major military encounter - and of the vicissitudes of peace efforts from the post-1948 negotiations through the Camp David (1977-79), Oslo (1993-95), and Wye River Plantation (1998) accords."--BOOK JACKET. "Righteous Victims ends with Mr. Morris's analysis of the current state of play, when the election of Ehud Barak as prime minister (May 1999) has opened the door to a renewal of negotiations between Israel and its Palestinian and Syrian neighbors."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 711-725) and index.".
- catalog description "Palestine on the Eve -- The Beginning of the Conflict: Jews and Arabs in Palestine, 1881-1914 -- World War I, the Balfour Declaration, and the British Mandate -- The Arabs Rebel -- World War II and the First Arab-Israeli War, 1939-49 -- 1949-1956 -- The Six-Day War, 1967 -- The War of Attrition -- The October War, 1973 -- The Israeli-Egyptian Peace, 1977-79 -- The Lebanon War, 1982-85 -- The Intifada -- Peace at Last?".
- catalog extent "xiv, 751 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0679421203 (hc)".
- catalog identifier "0679744754 (pbk)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Knopf,".
- catalog subject "956 21".
- catalog subject "Arab-Israeli conflict 1993- Peace.".
- catalog subject "Arab-Israeli conflict.".
- catalog subject "DS119.7 .M657 1999".
- catalog subject "Jewish-Arab relations History 1917-1948.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Palestine on the Eve -- The Beginning of the Conflict: Jews and Arabs in Palestine, 1881-1914 -- World War I, the Balfour Declaration, and the British Mandate -- The Arabs Rebel -- World War II and the First Arab-Israeli War, 1939-49 -- 1949-1956 -- The Six-Day War, 1967 -- The War of Attrition -- The October War, 1973 -- The Israeli-Egyptian Peace, 1977-79 -- The Lebanon War, 1982-85 -- The Intifada -- Peace at Last?".
- catalog title "Righteous victims : a history of the Zionist-Arab conflict, 1881-1999 / Benny Morris.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".