Gaza: A History

by Jean-Pierre Filiu

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190201894
• ISBN13: 9780190201890
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"