Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2nd edition)

Readers who are familiar with the Rowman & Littlefield Dictionaries will recognise the format of this book. Professor Kumaraswamy, who is the sole author as far as one can tell, includes a map section, an extended chronology and an historical introduction. At the end, there is a full bibliography (of which more below). No index, no documents, no illustrations. The meat in the sandwich is a big collection of historical entries. As regards coverage, strictly speaking the professor would be justified in confining his work to the period after 1948, when Israel came into existence – but he does not....