PS 3418 – The Arab-Israeli-ConflictDr. Gilbert Kahn
Office: 105C Hutchinson HallSpring 2010
908-737-3996 (Direct) Office Hrs: M & Th, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
908-737-3990 (Dept.) T, 4:30 – 6:30PM,
W, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
and by appointment
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REQUIRED BOOKS:
Lewis, Bernard: What Went Wrong? (pb). List Price, $12.95
Bard, Mitchell: The Middle East Conflict: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Middle
East Conflict.(pb). List Price $19.95
Ross, Dennis, The Missing Peace, 2005. (pb). List Price, $25.00
Gilbert, Martin: The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. (latest edition),
List Price, $29.95
Website:
Additional materials will be e-mailed, distributed or posted on my website,
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
There will be a research term paper due on April 15th. There will also be a take home-final exam, due on April 27thth.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Jan. 25th Last day to WD with 100% refund/course deletion
Feb. 1st Last day to WD with 75% refund –“W” grade recorded
Feb. 8th Last day to declare course as an audit
Feb. 8thLast day to declare or change
Undergraduate Pass/Fail option
Feb. 8th Last day to WD with 50% refund
March 12th Last day to withdraw with “W” grade
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COURSE OUTLINE:
I.The Sources of the Conflict (1/21/10 – 2/1/10)
-Biblical antecedents
-Development of Islam
-The Middle Ages
-The Enlightenment
-Nationalism
Bard: pp. 1-78
Maps in this unit and throughout the course. See, Martin Gilbert.
Lewis: pp. 3-81
Ross: pp 1-45
II.From Emancipation to Statehood (2/4/10 – 2/18/10)
-The Return to Zion
-Zionism
-The Ottomans
-British Mandate
-The Holocaust
-Partition
Lewis: 82-95
Bard: 79-150
III.The Conflict Explodes (2/22/10 – 3/11/10)
-War of Independence (1948)
-Sinai War (1956
-The Six Day War (1967)
-The War of Attrition (1968-70)
-The Yom Kippur War – The October War (1973)
-The War in Lebanon (1982-1985)
Bard: pp. 151-254
Lewis: pp. 96-116
Ross: pp.46-122
IV.Outside Forces (3/15/10 – 4/1/10)
-Post Cold War World
-Petro-diplomacy
-The Gulf War
-Arms Race
-Peace Process
-Domestic Politics
Bard: pp. 255-296
Lewis: pp. 117-132
V.The Oslo Process (4/5/10 – 4/12/10)
-Leadership
-Palestinians
-Terrorism
-PLO
-Fundamentalism
-Settlements
-Jerusalem
-Intifada I
Bard: pp. 297-436
Lewis: pp. 132-162
Ross: pp. 122-494
- Post Oslo (4/15/10 – 4/22/10)
-Intifada II
-September 11, 2001
-The War on Terror
-The Iraq War
-The Roadmap
-The Second Lebanon War
Ross: pp. 495-758
- The Road to . . . (4/26/10 – 5/3/10)
Ross: pp. 759-800