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The biggest prison on earth : a history of the Occupied Territories  Cover Image Book Book

The biggest prison on earth : a history of the Occupied Territories / Ilan Pappe.

Pappé, Ilan, (author.).

Summary:

"Publishing on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians--and the decision-making process itself--that laid the foundation of the occupation. From a survey of the legal and bureaucratic infrastructures that were put in place to control the population of over one million Palestinians, to the security mechanisms that vigorously enforced that control, Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest 'open prison'" -- Jacket.

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  • ISBN: 9781851685875
  • ISBN: 1851685871
  • Physical Description: xxx, 273 pages : maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: London : Oneworld, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface: One hill, two prisons and three agencies -- Introduction: Re-reading the narrative of occupation -- The war of choice -- Devising the mega-prison -- The Greater Jerusalem as a pilot project -- The Alon vision -- Economic rewards and punitive reprisals -- The ethnic cleansing of June 1967 -- The Labour legacy, 1968-1977 -- The bureaucracy of evil -- On the road to the Intifada, 1977-1987 -- The First Intifada, 1987-1993 -- The Oslo charade and the Second Intifada -- The ultimate maximum security prison model: the Gaza Strip.
Subject: Arab-Israeli conflict > Occupied territories.
Israel-Arab War, 1967 > Occupied territories > Social aspects.
Palestinian Arabs > Civil rights.
Palestinian Arabs > West Bank > Social conditions.
Palestinian Arabs > Gaza Strip > Social conditions.
West Bank > Social conditions.
Gaza Strip > Social conditions.
Israel > Social conditions.
West Bank > Politics and government.
Gaza Strip > Politics and government.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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List of Maps
ix
Preface: One Hill, Two Prisons and Three Agencies xi
Introduction: Re-reading the Narrative of Occupation 1(8)
Chapter One The War of Choice
9(36)
Chapter Two Devising the Mega-Prison
45(34)
Chapter Three The Greater Jerusalem as a Pilot Project
79(10)
Chapter Four The Alon Vision
89(15)
Chapter Five Economic Rewards and Punitive Reprisals
104(8)
Chapter Six The Ethnic Cleansing of June 1967
112(17)
Chapter Seven The Labour Legacy, 1968-1977
129(8)
Chapter Eight The Bureaucracy of Evil
137(17)
Chapter Nine On the Road to the Intifada, 1977-1987
154(19)
Chapter Ten The First Intifada, 1987-1993
173(25)
Chapter Eleven The Oslo Charade and the Second Intifada
198(15)
Chapter Twelve The Ultimate Maximum Security Prison Model: the Gaza Strip
213(18)
Bibliography 231(8)
Notes 239(18)
Maps 257(8)
Index 265


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