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Author:

Slavicek, Louise Chipley, 1956-

Title:

Israel / Louise Chipley Slavicek.

Publisher:

Chelsea House Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

126 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Jewish-Arab relations--History--1917-1948.--Juvenile literature.
Arab-Israeli conflict.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Jewish-Arab relations.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel--History.--Juvenile literature.
Israel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and indexes.

Contents:

The birth of modern Israel -- A promised land: an ancient bond endures -- A disputed land: Palestine from the first world war to the second -- The State of Israel emerges -- Trials and triumphs of the new nation -- War, peace, and the PLO -- Into the twenty-first century: the challenge continues.

Summary:

A history of the nation of Israel and a discussion of how the history of that nation and of the Jewish people fuel turmoil in Middle East today, especially the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.

Series:

Creation of the modern Middle East

ISBN:

9780791065112
0791065111

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50628069
(OCoLC)50628314

LCCN:

2002009102

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

VKPE334 -- Oelwein Public Library (Oelwein)