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Gaza - A History (Hardcover)
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Gaza - A History (Hardcover)
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Gaza 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.
Wedged 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.
Though small in size, Gaza's history is nothing short of
monumental. Jean-Pierre Filiu's Gaza 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.
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