Michael Scott-Baumann is a graduate of Cambridge University and has an MA from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He has 35 years' experience as a history teacher and lecturer. He has traveled widely in the Middle East and worked as a volunteer under the auspices of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, with whom he conducted field work on the West Bank. He lives in Cheltenham, England.
"Indie Bestseller ""This book is both necessary and accessible. So many people are mystified by this never-ending Middle East conflict. Here at last is a concise and readable account of a fundamental international issue of our time, one that has implications far beyond the region where it is set.""--Jon Snow, presenter of Channel 4 News (UK) ""A masterpiece of clarity, concision and balance.""--Professor Adam Sutcliffe, King's College London ""A valuable read in that it humanizes the Palestinian struggle side by side with the Israeli need for security.""--Alberta Jewish News ""The complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict [are] easy to understand in this clear, straightforward, and unemotional history.""--John McHugo, author of A Concise History of the Arabs ""The huge library on the conflict and the massive information it contains requires that authors write books that effectively transmit that knowledge to a wide public. Now comes Michael Scott-Baumann, who does just this excellently. His thirty-five years' experience as a teacher and lecturer in history is felt on each page of his book. . . . a road map to students and an entrance gate to whomever wants to go beyond it.""--Menachem Klein, professor of political science at Bar-Ilan University and author of Lives in Common ""A complete history exploring the conflict between Israel and Palestine in just a few hundred pages. . . . A useful reference.""--School Library Journal"