The 1948 war led to the creation of the state of Israel, the fragmentation of Palestine, and to a conflict which has raged across the intervening sixty years.
The impact of these debates goes well beyond academia.
In a preface to this edition, the editors survey the state of scholarship in this contested field.
The historical debate likewise continues and these debates are encapsulated in the 2008 second edition of The War for Palestine, updated to include chapters on Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.
The 1948 war led to the creation of the state of Israel, the fragmentation of Palestine, and to a conflict which has raged across the intervening sixty years