{"product_id":"gaza-jean-pierre-filiu-9780190201890","title":"Gaza: A History","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWedged between the Negev and Sinai deserts on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other, \u003cem\u003eGaza\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Pierre Filiu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190201894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190201890\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2014 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1570","brand":"Jean-Pierre Filiu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990095921407,"sku":"9780190201890","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38dbc335-c80f-46f4-9a16-a147ac11b330.jpg?v=1683302965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gaza-jean-pierre-filiu-9780190201890","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}