One State, Two States

'What is so striking about Morris' work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone's prejudices, least of all his own', David Remnick remarked in a New Yorker article that coincided with the publication of Benny Morris' "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War". With the same commitment to objectivity that has consistently characterized his approach, Morris now turns his attention to the present-day legacy of the events of 1948 and the concrete options for the future of Palestine and Israel.The book scrutinizes the history of the goals of the Palestinian national movement and the Zionist movement, then considers the various one- and two-state proposals made by different streams within the two movements. It also looks at the willingness or unwillingness of each movement to find an accommodation based on compromise. Morris assesses the viability and practicality of proposed solutions in the light of complicated and acrimonious realities. Throughout his groundbreaking career, Morris has reshaped understanding of the Israeli-Arab conflict. Here, once again, he arrives at a new way of thinking about the discord, injecting a ray of hope in a region where it is most sorely needed.

ISBN 0300122810   Pages 256 ISBN13 9780300122817 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Yale University Press   Weight (grammes) 435 Imprint Yale University Press   Published in New Haven Format Hardback   Height (mm) 210 Publication date 12 May 2009   Width (mm) 140 Library of Congress 2008040285   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 956.94054   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

		Maps
		List of Abbreviations
1		The Reemergence of One-Statism		1
2		The History of One-State and Two-State Solutions		28
3		Where To?		161
		Notes		203
		Bibliography		223
		Index		230

"A rich and persuasive account of just how deep-seated and historically rooted the antagonism is between Israelis and Palestinians."--Ira Smolensky, "Magill''s Literary Annual 2010"--Ira Smolensky "Magill's Literary Annual 2010 "

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