Israel: A History - Softcover

Gilbert, Dr Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552774286 ISBN 13: 9780552774284

Verlag: Black Swan, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Edition; 60th Anniversary ed. Physical description; 786 p., [32] p. of plates : illustration, maps, ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; Previous ed.: London: Doubleday. Includes bibliographical references (p. 701-710) and index. Summary; Israel is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of the world stage for most of this century. For two millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to Zion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, but then a secular Zionist movement was born and soon the initial trickle of Jewish immigrants to Palestine turned into a flood as Jews fled persecution in Europe.From these beginnings, Martin Gilbert traces the events and personalities that would lead to the sudden, dramatic declaration of Statehood in May 1948. From that point on, Israel's history has been dominated by conflict: Suez, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Lebanon and the Intifada. Using contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, drawing on his own intimate knowledge of the country and its people, Martin Gilbert weaves together a seamless, page-turning history of a powerful and proud nation,with a new chapter to cover the last ten years, bringing the story right up to date: the continuing conflicts, and the ever-present avenues of hope. Subjects; Jews - Palestine - History - 20th century. Arab-Israeli conflict. Israel - History - 20th century. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Israel. History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

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Críticas:

"Rich in detail... a grand, heroic narrative" (The Times Literary Supplement)

"Martin Gilbert has left us in his debt, not only for a superlative history of Israel, but also for a restatement of the classic vision of Zion, in which a Middle East without guns is not a bedtime story but an imperative long overdue. This is the vision for which Yitzhak Rabin gave his life. This book is tribute to his memory" (Jonathan Sacks The Times)

"The most comprehensive account of Israeli history yet published" (Efraim Karsh Sunday Telegraph)

"Not just an invaluable piece of historical research, it is also a joy to read... Required reading for anyone who wants to understand that most extraordinary and perplexing country" (Jewish Chronicle)

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Israel is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of the world stage for most of this century. For two millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to Zion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, but then a secular Zionist movement was born and soon the initial trickle of Jewish immigrants to Palestine turned into a flood as Jews fled persecution in Europe. From these beginnings, Martin Gilbert traces the events and personalities that would lead to the sudden, dramatic declaration of Statehood in May 1948.

From that point on, Israel's history has been dominated by conflict: Suez, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Lebanon and the Intifada. Using contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, drawing on his own intimate knowledge of the country and its people, Martin Gilbert weaves together a seamless, page-turning history of a powerful and proud nation,with a new chapter to cover the last ten years, bringing the story right up to date: the continuing conflicts, and the ever-present avenues of hope.

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• Verlag: Black Swan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0552774286
• ISBN 13: 9780552774284
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 816