War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

by Anton La Guardia
War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

War Without End: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Struggle for a Promised Land

by Anton La Guardia

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Overview

The struggles of the Israelis and Palestinians - with their terrible histories of disaster and redemption - command the obsessive attention of the world. Statesmen tinker with peace plans for the Middle East and generals worry about future wars there. Religious leaders stoke the violent passions of the devout while pilgrims flock to find God and archaeologists dig to find the origins of His revelations. All this goes on under the watchful eye of an army of reporters, observers, diplomatic envoys, and aid workers.

Between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, dreams and ideals collide with the reality of violent nationalist struggle, and God's name is invoked in defense of the jealousies of men. With the experienced journalist's eye for irony, anecdote, and telling detail, Anton La Guardia offers an intimate look into the Israelis as they come to terms with the "post-Zionist" demolition of national myths, and the Palestinians as they try to build their own state. A classic in the making, War Without End is the definitive book on Israel and her people.

" … this slender book will be indispensable to anyone trying to understand current events in Israel and the Middle East." - Publishers Weekly


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780312316334
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date: 05/23/2003
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 480
Sales rank: 721,380
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Anton La Guardia was Middle East correspondent for the Daily Telegraph from 1990 to 1998 and is now Diplomatic Editor. He lives in London and War Without End is his first book.

Table of Contents

Illustrationsix
Prefacexi
Foreword to American Editionxvii
Foreword to the American Paperback Editionxxi
Mapsxxiii
1A Small Country with a Big History1
2One God, Many Religions16
3Every Man Under His Vine62
4The Hundred Years War105
5Victims of Victims154
6The Tribes of Israel212
7The Curse of Peace261
8Among the Nations371
Epilogue392
Chronology401
Bibliography407
Index419
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