The Hope Fulfilled The Rise of Modern Israel

Subjects:

• History » Middle Eastern History
• Multicultural Studies » Jewish Studies
• Multicultural Studies » Middle East Studies
• Economics » International Economics

Reviews:

• Stein has written a concise and readable book outlining the formation of Israel. Most of the material is drawn from secondary sources in Hebrew and English, but the author crafts an interesting, straightforward account of the Zionist movement from the 1880s to 1948. Stein provides a solid outline of the key people and principal events, making the book a good beginning for readers who want information about Zionism and all of its facets....more neutral than many of the polemical histories of the period and is a constructive addition to the literature on the formation of Israel. Recommended. General and undergraduate collections.
  —Choice February 2004
• [F]or those who wish a good, solid, overview of the Jewish nationalist resurgence in Israel, this book is valuable for students and general readers alike.
  —Middle East Studies Association Bulletin Summer 2004

• Endorsement From Arthur Hertzberg
  New York University: Leslie Stein's book, The Rise of Modern Israel, is an excellent and balanced summary of a subject of enormous difficulty. Almost everyone who has written about the creation of Israel amidst repetitive clashes and wars with the Palestinians has been very much a partisan. This summary statement by Leslie Stein is as fair as one can be. For anyone who wants to understand the beginnings of Israel, this new book is a trustworthy introduction.
• Endorsement From Walter Laquer
  Center for Strategic and International Studies: This is a concise and reliable history of the establishment of the state of Israel from the beginnings in the 19th century to the War of Independence based on wide reading of all the relevant literature, both the classic works and the more recent studies. It is matter of fact, refreshingly free of academic jargon and current fashions such as post-Zionism.
• Endorsement From Anita Shapira
  Tel Aviv University: Eminently readable, this book presents a balanced, sensible, and accurate rendition of the major events leading up to the formation of the State of Israel. It would appeal to the knowledgeable and non-informed reader alike.
• Endorsement From Alan Dowty
  University of Notre Dame: I do not think there is any other serious history of this period that is so well written and which makes such good use of the best up-to-date scholarship.
• Endorsement From Avigdor Leby
  Brandeis University: This well-written book provides a comprehensive and lucid account of the rise of modern Israel

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction: The Early Beginnings
• The First Aliyah: 1882-1903
• Modern Political Zionism
• The Second Aliyah: 1904-1914
• The First World War and the Balfour Declaration
• The Early Years of British Rule in Palestine: 1917-1930
• Foreboding Times: Palestine in the 1930s
• World War Two Years
• The Post War Struggle for Independence
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index