Now entering its third edition‎,‎ James L‎.‎ Gelvin‎'‎s award‎-winning account of the conflict between Israelis and their forebears‎,‎ on the one hand‎,‎ and Palestinians and theirs‎,‎ on the other‎,‎ offers a compelling‎,‎ accessible and current introduction for students and general readers‎.‎ Newly updated to take into account the effects of the 2010‎-11 Arab uprisings on the conflict and the recognition of Palestinian statehood by the United Nations‎,‎ the book traces the struggle from the emergence of nationalism among the Jews of Europe and the Arab inhabitants of Ottoman Palestine through the present‎,‎ exploring the external pressures and internal logic that have propelled it‎.‎ Placing events in Palestine within the framework of global history‎,‎ The Israel‎-Palestine Conflict‎:‎ One Hundred Years of War skilfully interweaves biographical sketches‎,‎ eyewitness accounts‎,‎ poetry‎,‎ fiction‎,‎ and official documentation into its narrative‎.‎