Don Peretz is professor of political science at the State University of New York, Binghamton. His publications include The Government and Politics of Israel, Second Edition (Westview, 1984).

• Preface -- The West Bank: The Late Ottoman Period Through 1967 -- The Ottoman Era -- The Mandatory Era -- The Jordanian Era -- The West Bank Under Israeli Occupation, 1967 and After -- The Israeli Dimension -- Jewish Settlement in the West Bank -- The Military Government Administration -- The Arab Dimension -- West Bank Economy -- The West Bank and Middle East Politics: Some Future Options -- Conclusion -- Appendixes