| Israeli Politics and the First Palestinian Intifada: Political Opportunities, Framing Processes and Contentious Politics Contributor(s): Alimi, Eitan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415385601 ISBN-13: 9780415385602 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This book examines the unprecedented challenge mounted by Palestinian insurgents to Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza between 1987 and 1992. In particular it discusses how the Palestinians learned about their occupier and how knowledge of Israeli political divisions were used. In addition, the book explores the various ways in which oppression led to shared grievances and discontent, and the development of organizations to maintain the Intifada. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Regional Studies - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 956.940 |
| LCCN: 2006009650 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Politics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.38" W x 9.5" (1.13 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the Palestinian/Israeli conflict continues to be of major importance in the Middle East, this book employs a new agency approach to understanding the conflict, examining the unprecedented challenge mounted by Palestinian insurgents to Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza between 1987 and 1992. In particular the book discusses how the Palestinians learned about their occupier and how knowledge of Israeli political divisions were used, as well as exploring the various ways in which oppression led to shared grievances and discontent, and the development of organizations to maintain the Intifada. It has received an award by the Israeli Political Science Association for the best book on Israeli politics in English. |