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The Hope Fulfilled The Rise of Modern Israel
Leslie Stein
Book Code: C7141
ISBN: 0-275-97141-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97141-0
312 pages, maps, photos, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2003
List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £51.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • Endorsement From Walter Laqueur
    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 Levy
    Brandeis University:     This well-written book provides a comprehensive and lucid account of the rise of modern Israel.
  • 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.
Description: Blending an analysis of general political, diplomatic, and military trends with a description of how Zionist pioneers coped with ongoing social developments and challenges, Stein recounts the events that would ultimately lead to the formation of the State of Israel in May 1948. The study begins with the wave of Russian pogroms that erupted in 1882 and stimulated an interest in Jewish migration to Palestine. Stein proceeds to the experiences of the first batch of settlers as they established farms, fostered the rejuvenation of Hebrew, and coped with the local Arab population. He examines how Theodore Herzl's worldwide modern Zionist movement gathered momentum and led to a further increase in Jewish settlement in Palestine. This book covers key events such as the pioneering efforts to establish collective farms, the inauguration of Jewish defense organizations, the Balfour Declaration, and the formation of the British Mandate. Stein focuses on the gradual but persistent consolidation of the Jewish community as a self-contained body, looking closely at important institutions such as the Trade Union Federation, as well as the development of political parties. Later chapters chronicle the growing strife with the Arab population and the disintegration of the British Mandate, which would eventually culminate in the declaration of a Jewish state.
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
LC Card Number: 2002070879
LCC Class: DS125
Dewey Class: 956
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