{"product_id":"preventing-palestine-seth-anziska-9780691177397","title":"Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the fortieth anniversary of the Camp David Accords, a groundbreaking new history that shows how Egyptian-Israeli peace ensured lasting Palestinian statelessness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor seventy years Israel has existed as a state, and for forty years it has honored a peace treaty with Egypt that is widely viewed as a triumph of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. Yet the Palestinians--the would-be beneficiaries of a vision for a comprehensive regional settlement that led to the Camp David Accords in 1978--remain stateless to this day. How and why Palestinian statelessness persists are the central questions of Seth Anziska's groundbreaking book, which explores the complex legacy of the agreement brokered by President Jimmy Carter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on newly declassified international sources, \u003ci\u003ePreventing Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e charts the emergence of the Middle East peace process, including the establishment of a separate track to deal with the issue of Palestine. At the very start of this process, Anziska argues, Egyptian-Israeli peace came at the expense of the sovereignty of the Palestinians, whose aspirations for a homeland alongside Israel faced crippling challenges. With the introduction of the idea of restrictive autonomy, Israeli settlement expansion, and Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the chances for Palestinian statehood narrowed even further. The first Intifada in 1987 and the end of the Cold War brought new opportunities for a Palestinian state, but many players, refusing to see Palestinians as a nation or a people, continued to steer international diplomacy away from their cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining astute political analysis, extensive original research, and interviews with diplomats, military veterans, and communal leaders, \u003ci\u003ePreventing Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold new interpretation of a highly charged struggle for self-determination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seth Anziska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691177392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691177397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018","brand":"Seth Anziska","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925627568383,"sku":"9780691177397","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7d41e578-e570-481a-8d28-b15ce6f3f1fe.jpg?v=1681078395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preventing-palestine-seth-anziska-9780691177397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}