| Place of Publication | Boston, USA : |
| Publisher's Name | Houghton Mifflin Company, |
| Date of Publication | 1985 |
| Extent | xxx, 258p. |
| Other Details | 6 appendices, chronology, indexed, 5 maps |
| Item Descriptor | A portrait that explores and illuminates the central issues form many points of view, introducing the present against a background of biblical history, allowing the reader to view the current conflicts with an understanding of the forty centuries of war and debate that have scarred the promised land |
| Formatted Content Note | Sections include - Introduction; Israel; Syria; Lebanon; The Palestinians; Jordan; Egypt; Saudi Arabia; and The future
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| Level Content-Audience | Undergraduate |
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| Subject Entry | Middle East - History
Middle East - Politics and government
Near East - Politics and government
Jewish-Arab relations
Arab-Israeli conflict |
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