INTERNATIONAL
The Israeli - Palestinian Conflict and the 'Arab Spring'
AUTUMN TN110
Wednesdays
The’ two state solution’ is already under threat from changing demographics on the ground and stagnation in the peace process, while the wave of protests known as the ‘Arab Spring’ is rapidly changing the dynamic of the region. In light of these changing circumstances we will trace the evolution of this fascinating, complex and seemingly intractable conflict from its origins in the 1880s. We will then consider the likely impact of current events on the future of the conflict.
| BELFIELD | ||
| 10 Wednesdays |
Sep 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 |
7.30pm - 9.30pm |
| FEE €190 | Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment | |
Tutor Details:
Mary Fakher-Eldin (MA) holds a Masters degree in Oriental and African History from the School of Oriental and African History, University of London. She also has personal experience of the conflict having lived in the Middle East for many years.
Reading List:
The following is a selection of recommended texts for those interested in reading further around the course content. We advise that you do not buy books in advance of the course as your tutor will discuss the list and suggest the most relevant reading for particular interests.
The following are samples of materials referred to during the course. This list will be discussed in class.
Shlmo, B.A., (2005) Scars Of War Wounds Of Peace: The Israeli- Arab Tragedy, Weidenfield & Nicolson
Bishara, Marwan, (2001) Palestine / Israel: Peace or Apartheid, London: Zed Books
Carter, J., (2006) Peace Not Apartheid, London: Simon & Schuster
Chomsky, N., (1999) The Fateful Triangle, The United States, Israel and the Palestinians, Pluto Press 9
Chehab, Zaki, (2007) Inside Hamas, London: Tauris
Choueiri, Youssef (2000) Arab Nationalism: a History, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers
Chapman, C., (2002) Whose Promised Land? Oxford: Lion Publishing
Dershowitz, A., (2004) The Case for Israel, New Jersey: Wiley Press
Enderling, C., (2002) Shattered Dreams: the Failure of the Peace Process in the Middle East, New York: Other Press
Falk, R., (2003) Unlocking the Middle East. UK: Arris Books
Gilbert, M., (2008) Israel: a History, Black Swan Books
Hroub, Khalid ( 2006) Hamas, A Beginner’s Guide, London: Pluto Press
Karsh, Ephraim (2011) Palestine Betrayed, Yale University Press
Kimmerling & Migdal (2003) The Palestinian People: a History, London: Verso Press
Khalidi, Rashid (2009) The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, Oxford: Oneworld
La Guardia, A., (2002) Holy Land, Unholy War, London: John Murrey
Masalha, Nur (2000) Imperial Israel and the Politics of Expansion, London: Pluto Press
Oren, M., (2002) Six Days of War, Oxford University Press
Ovendale, R., (1999) The Arab Israeli Wars, 3rd ed., London: Longmans
Pappe, Ilan [Ed].(2007) The Israel/ Palestine Reader, 2nd ed., London: Routledge
Philo,G., & Berry, M., (2004) Bad News from Israel, London: Pluto Press
Rotberg, R.I., (2006) Israeli and Palestinian Narratives of Conflict, Indiana University Press
Said, E., (2004) From Oslo to Iraq and the Roadmap, London: Bloomsbury Press
Segev, T., (2000) One Palestine Complete: Jews and Arabs under the British Mandate, London: Abacus
Segev, T., (2007) 1967:Israel, the War and the Years That Transformed the Middle East, London: Abacus
Shlaim, Avi. ( 2001). The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World, New York Norton
Irish perspectives:
Crowley, R., (2007) No Man’s Land. Dispatches from the Middle East, Dublin: Liberties Press
Heathcote, F., (2007).The Resting Place of the Moon, Dublin: The Other World Press
Books giving an insight into the two communities and their experiences:
Palestinian:
Amiry, Suad.(2005) Sharon and my Mother in Law, Granta Books
Barghouti, Mourid (2003) I Saw Ramallah, New York: Anchor Books
Karmi, Ghada (2002) In Search of Fatima, A Palestinian Story, London: Verso Press
Said, E., (1999) Out of Place, A Memoir, London: Granta Books
Shehadah, Raja is a lawyer in Ramallah who has written three books charting his experience of occupation over three decades and his own changing reactions to events.
The Third Way (1982) Quartet Books
Strangers in the House (2002) Penguin
When the Bulbul Stopped Singing (2003) Profile Books
Israeli:
Grant, L., (2006) The People on the Street. A Writer’s View of Israel, London: Virago Books
Any books by Amos Oz and David Grossman
Websites:
www.haaretz.com (liberal Israeli Newspaper)
http://electronicintifada.net (leading Palestinian website)
www.jpost.com (right wing Israeli newspaper)
www.israel.org/mfa (Israeli government site)
