Impossible Peace

Mark LeVine is Professor of modern Middle Eastern history, culture and Islamic Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He is a contributing editor for Tikkun magazine, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, Le Monde and Christian Science Monitor. He is the author and editor of half a dozen books, including: Heavy Metal Islam (2008), Why They Don't Hate Us (2005), Overthrowing Geography (2005), Religion, Social Practices and Contested Hegemonies (2004) and Twilight of Empire (2003).

Mark LeVine challenges the simplistic view of Oslo, arguing that it never had a chance to produce peace. His historical analysis demonstrates the deleterious impact of globalization and neoliberalism on the "peace process". A very readable book.

• MapChronologyAbbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction1. From Modernity to the Messiah on the Mediterranean2. From Handshake to Security State3. No Land, No Peace4. The Economics of Failure5. Religion, Culture and Territory in a Globalized Context6. Violence, Chaos and the History of the FutureConclusionNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex