The Transformation of Palestine : essays on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict / Edited by Ibrahim Abu-Lughod. With a foreword by Arnold J. Toynbee.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [487]-505) and index.

Part I : Palestine and the Zionist movement -- Vision and intent in Zionist thought / Alan R. Taylor -- Zionism as a phase of Western imperialism / Richard P. Stevens -- The Balfour Declaration : an appraisal in international law / W.T. Mallison, Jr. -- Part II : Land and people -- Dynamics of land alienation / John Ruedy -- The demographic transformation of Palestine / Janet L. Abu-Lughod -- The wordless wish : from citizens to refugees / Erskine B. Childers -- Part III : Palestinian resistance under the Mandate -- The failure of the nationalist resistance / David Waines -- The revolt of 1936 : a chronicle of events / Barbara Kalkas -- Arab "disturbances" and the commissions of inquiry / Richard N. Verdery -- Part IV : Sovereign conflicts -- The Arab states' policies toward Israel / Michael C. Hudson -- Israel's policy toward the Arab states / Janice Terry -- The changing political status of Jerusalem -- Part V : International perspectives -- The United States and Palestine / Richard Cottam -- The Soviet Union and the Palestine conflict / Ivar Spector -- The Palestine conflict in Asian perspective / M.S. Agwani -- Zionism and race in Afro-Semitic relations / Ali A. Mazrui.