HBRJD-UA 189 - The War of 1948

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New York University

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Description:

The 1948 first Arab-Israeli war still provokes multidimensional debates, in both academic and Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies public circles. In the Palestinian and Arab collective memory, the war is engraved as the Nakba-the catastrophe-while Israel celebrates it as its day of independence. For both, it is the formative event of their history. In recent decades, Israel's "New Historians," alongside other researchers, contributed to changes in the way historians, and even the Israeli public, see their past. In this course, we attempt to provide students with basic knowledge and analytical tools to understand what "really happened," beyond narratives and memories.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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