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  The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited (Cambridge Middle East Studies) (Paperback) By (author) Benny Morris, Series edited by Charles Tripp, Series edited by Julia A. Clancy-Smith, Series edited by Israel Gershoni, Series edited by Roger Owen, Series edited by Sayigh Yezid, Series edited by Judith E. Tucker

  

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  Short Description for The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem RevisitedMorris explores the realities behind the Palestinian exodus of 1948 during the Arab-Israeli war.
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  • Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 01 January 2004
  • Format: Paperback 664 pages
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  • Categories: Refugees & Political Asylum | Middle Eastern History | First World War
  • ISBN 13: 9780521009676 ISBN 10: 0521009677
  • Sales rank: 340,567

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Full description for The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited

• Benny Morris' The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem was published in 1988. Its startling revelations about how and why 700,000 Palestinians left their homes and became refugees during the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 undermined traditional interpretations as to whether they left voluntarily or were expelled as part of a systematic plan. This book represents a revised edition of the earlier work, compiled on the basis of newly-opened Israeli military archives. While the focus remains the 1948 war and the analysis of the Palestinian exodus, the new material contains more information about what happened in Jerusalem, Jaffa and Haifa, and how events there led to the collapse of Palestinian urban society. It also sheds light on the battles and atrocities that resulted in the disintegration of rural communities. The story is a harrowing one. The refugees now number four million and their existence remains a major obstacle to peace.