History 384: History of Palestine and Israel
History 384:
The History of Palestine and Israel
Lisa Pollard Fall Semester 2002
Office: 228 Morton 11:00-12:15 Randall Library Auditorium
Office Hours: W 3-5 and by appointment e-mail: pollardl@uncwil.edu
Phone: 962-3309
This course explores the genesis and trajectory of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict from its origins the mid-nineteenth century through today. The course is structured both chronologically and thematically, investigating accounts of the conflict from several narrative vantage points, including Political Zionism, Labor Zionism, Revisionist Zionism, British Diplomacy, Palestinian resistance and nationalism, Arab nationalism, and the peace process.
Course Requirements:
--Each student is expected to read all assignments carefully and thoughtfully, and to participate in class discussions. (10%)
--Each student will submit three take-home examinations, each of which will be worth 30% of the final grade. The essays will be drawn from a list of course-related topics, and will require students to integrate lecture material with the readings. Exams must be turned in on time, and will be penalized by one letter grade each day that they are late.
Required Texts:
Charles D. Smith, Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Walter Laqueur and Barry Ruben, editors. The Israel-Arab Reader
Edward Said, The Question of Palestine
Benny Morris, Righteous Victims
Tom Segev, Elvis in Jerusalem
Readings: Smith, 1-15
Said, 1-15
Elon, 33-40.
August 27-29: Palestine Before Zionism; Nineteenth-Century Transformations; the Emergence of Arab Nationalism
Readings: Smith, 23-33; 41-46; 49-51.
Laqueur, 5.
September 3-5: The Origins and Early Development of Zionism
Readings: Smith, 33-41
Laqueur, 3-10
Elon, 57-81
Segev, Chapter One
September 10: Arabs and Jews in Palestine through WWI
Readings: Elon, 106-132; 148-154.
September 12: The WWI Settlement and its Legacy
Readings: Smith, Chapter Three
Said, 15-29
Laqueur, 11-25
September 17: The Mandate Between the Wars—An Overview
Readings: Smith, 109-130
Laqueur, 25-51
September 24: Growth of the Yishuv
Readings: TBA
September 26: The Palestinian Resistance
Readings: Smith, 131-150
Laqueur, 57-62
October 1: The Birth of Israel
Readings: Smith, Chapter Five
Laqueur, 62-77
October 3: The Evolution of Israel, 1948-1976
Readings: TBA
October 8: Your
first exam is due on October 8 at the beginning of class.
Palestinian Society after the Disaster
Readings: Said, 115-141
October 10: NO CLASS. FALL BREAK
October 15: The Global and Regional Contexts after WWII
Readings: Smith, 228-237
Laqueur, 91-96
Said, 182-197
Segev, Chapter Two
October 17: The 1956 War
Readings: Smith, 239-250
Laqueur, 88-89
October 22: The 1967 War
Readings: Smith, 239-250
Laqueur, 96-116
October 24: The Re-Emergence of the Palestinian Resistance
Readings: Said, 157-169
Laqueur, 117-142
October 29: UN Security Council Resolution 242 and the 1973 War
Readings: Smith, Chapter 8
Laqueur, 116; 142-162
October 31: Israel’s Turn to the Right
Readings: Laqueur, 206-220.
Segev, Chapter Three
November 5: Your
second exam is due on Tuesday, November 5th at the beginning of
class.
Camp David
Readings: Smith, 357-362
Said, 197-213
Laqueur, 222-243
November 7: Palestine and the Lebanese Civil War
Readings: Smith, 352-356; 366-376
November 12: 1982 and its Consequences
Readings: Smith, 376-384
Laqueur, 254-274.
November 14th: Palestine Under Occupation and the 1987 Intifadah
Readings: Smith, Chapter 10
Laqueur, 280-282; 314-321; 323-338; 388-403.
November 19: The Intifadah and Oslo
Readings: Smith, Chapter 11 to page 476.
Laqueur, 403-433.
November 21: The failure of Oslo
Readings: Smith, Chapter 11, 476-end.
November 24-26. No class. Thanksgiving holiday.
December 3: Sharon and the Palestinians: The al-Aqsa Intifadah
Readings: TBA
December 5: September 11 and its Aftermath: Impasse or Opportunity?
Readings: TBA
December 10: Final Class Activity