{"product_id":"gaza-a-history-paperback","title":"Gaza: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Pierre Filiu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaza has become synonymous with conflict and dispute. Though only slightly larger than Omaha, Nebraska, at 140 square miles, the small territory of Gaza has been a hot spot for bitter disputes between sparring powers for millennia, from the Ancient Egyptians up until the British Empire and even today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWedged between the Negev and Sinai deserts on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, Gaza was contested by the Pharaohs, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Fatimids, Mamluks, Crusaders, and Ottomans. Then in 1948, 200,000 people sought refuge in Gaza - a marginal area neither Israel nor Egypt wanted. It is here that Palestinian nationalism grew and sprouted into a dream of statehood, a journey much filled with strife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough small in size, Gaza's history is nothing short of monumental. Jean-Pierre Filiu's \u003cem\u003eGaza\u003c\/em\u003e is the first complete history of the territory in any language. Beginning with the Hyksos in 18th century BC, Filiu takes readers through modern times and the ongoing disputes of the region, ending with what may be in store for the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Pierre Filiu is Professor of Middle East Studies, Sciences Po, Paris; author of \u003cem\u003eThe Arab Revolution: Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2011), and \u003cem\u003eFrom Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610346975539,"sku":"9780190623081","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xvZ_BdtX0U9780190623081.webp?v=1761825181","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/gaza-a-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}