The Golan Heights: Political History, Settlement and Geography Since 1949

ISBN-13: 9780415812351 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 274 str.

Yigal Kipnis

Opis

This book provides a history of the Golan heights from 1967 to the present, and includes analysis of the political, geographical and social aspects of Israeli settlement.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Between Israel and Syria: One International Border, Multiple Lines 2 Border Relations – Summer 1949-Summer 1967: The Mountain Which Became a Monster  3 The Settlement Map of the Syrian Golan. 4 The Atmosphere which preceded Israeli Settlement in the Golan 5 The leaders of the Political System Who Motivated the Settlement Process 6 Summer 1967, the Pre-Settlement Period  7 Settlement in the Golan, 1967-1970: Temporary Settlement 8 From Temporary to Permanent Settlement, 1970-1982 9 The Nadir: After the Golan Law, 1982-1992 10 On the Way to Peace 1993-2000 10 Summary and Conclusion

O autorze

Dr. Yigal Kipnis teaches International Relations at Haifa University. He received a BS in Civil Engineering from the Technion in Haifa and an MA and PhD in Land of Israel Studies from Haifa University. His first book, The Mountain That Was as a Monster: The Golan Between Syria and Israel, was published in 2009. His second book, 1973: The Way to War, published in 2012, immediately became a bestseller. It reveals the continuing political process which led to the Middle East war of October 1973.