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One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
Tom Segev
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Description for One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
Paperback. * Vivid, panoramic history of life in Palestine under the British Mandate (1917-1948) - when the seeds of today's conflicts were sown. Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Great Britain ruled Palestine from 1917 to 1948. The British presence replaced 500 years of Turkish control and led to the State of Israel, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1998. The British brought Palestine into the twentieth century. When they arrived the country lay in a Levantine nirvana; by the time they left it had become the arena for one of the century's major international conflicts. Among the personalities who shape this narrative are Lawrence of Arabia, Winston Churchill, the archaeologist Flinders Petrie, King Feisal, Chaim Weizmann and David Ben Gurion. One momentous consequence ... Read more
Great Britain ruled Palestine from 1917 to 1948. The British presence replaced 500 years of Turkish control and led to the State of Israel, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1998. The British brought Palestine into the twentieth century. When they arrived the country lay in a Levantine nirvana; by the time they left it had become the arena for one of the century's major international conflicts. Among the personalities who shape this narrative are Lawrence of Arabia, Winston Churchill, the archaeologist Flinders Petrie, King Feisal, Chaim Weizmann and David Ben Gurion. One momentous consequence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349112862
SKU
V9780349112862
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About Tom Segev
Tom Segev is a leading historian and one of Israel's most distinguished journalists. He was born in Jerusalem in 1945 to parents who fled Nazi Germany. Segev holds a BA in History and Political Science from the Hebrew University and a PhD in History from Boston University. In 2000 and 2010, Segev's books were included in the New York Times' ... Read more
Reviews for One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
By some way the best history of the Mandate I have ever read, with the greatest scope, the widest research and the clearest moral sense
John Simpson
Daily Telegraph
A full and fascinating account of the murky roots of British rule in Palestine. Segev's treatment of the Balfour Declaration is a good example of the originality, insight ... Read more
John Simpson
Daily Telegraph
A full and fascinating account of the murky roots of British rule in Palestine. Segev's treatment of the Balfour Declaration is a good example of the originality, insight ... Read more