One Palestine, Complete explores the tumultuous period before the creation of the state of Israel. This was the time of the British Mandate, when Britain's promise to both Jews and Arabs that they would inherit the land, set in motion the conflict that haunts the region to this day.
Drawing on untapped archival materials, Tom Segev reconstructs an era (1917 to 1948) of limitless possibilities and tragic missteps. He introduces an array unforgettable characters, tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation, and puts forth a radical new argument: that the...
One Palestine, Complete explores the tumultuous period before the creation of the state of Israel. This was the time of the British Mandate,...
The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel. Drawing on diaries, interviews, and thousands of declassified documents, Segev reconsiders the major struggles and personalities of Israel's past, including Ben-Gurion, Begin, and Nahum Goldmann, and argues that the nation's legacy has, at critical moments--the Exodus affair, the Eichmann trial, the case of John Demjanjuk--have been molded and manipulated in accordance with the ideological requirements of the state. The Seventh Million...
The Seventh Million is the first book to show the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel. Drawin...
"A marvelous achievement . . . Anyone curious about the extraordinary six days of Arab-Israeli war will learn much from it."--The Economist
Tom Segev's acclaimed One Palestine, Complete and The Seventh Million overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now, in 1967, he brings his masterful skills to the watershed year when six days of war reshaped the country and the entire region.
Going far beyond a military account, Segev re-creates the apocalyptic climate in Israel before the war as well as the country's bravado after its victory....
"A marvelous achievement . . . Anyone curious about the extraordinary six days of Arab-Israeli war will learn much from it."--The Economist
The Other Israel is an urgent and passionate intervention by Israeli citizens challenging the continued occupation of Palestinian territory and the failed policies of Ariel Sharon s government. Against a backdrop of increasing violence on both sides, the book presents a broad range of dissenting voices that articulate practical, legal, and moral objections to the occupation. Written from within the throes of the unfolding tragedy, it includes contributions from journalists, novelists, activists, military reservists, and former government officials.
Needed now more than...
The Other Israel is an urgent and passionate intervention by Israeli citizens challenging the continued occupation of Palestinian territory ...
Eine meisterhafte Untersuchung des turbulenten Zeitraums vor der Gründung des Staates Israel im Jahr 1948: Lebendig, materialreich und mit analytisch spitzer Feder schildert Tom Segev, wie in den drei Jahrzehnten britischer Herrschaft in Palästina die Wurzeln des israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikts gelegt wurden. Dabei stellt er manche Annahme der herkömmlichen Geschichtsschreibung auf den Kopf.
Eine meisterhafte Untersuchung des turbulenten Zeitraums vor der Gründung des Staates Israel im Jahr 1948: Lebendig, materialreich und mit analytisch...
