Segev, Tom, 1945-
One Palestine, complete : Jews and Arabs under the Mandate / Tom Segev - 1st American ed - New York : Metropolitan Books, 2000 - 612 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Journalist Segev's previous books overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now he explores the dramatic period before the creation of the state, when Britain ruled over "one Palestine, complete" (as noted in the receipt signed by the High Commissioner) and when its 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, Segev reconstructs a tumultuous era (1917 to 1948) of limitless possibilities and tragic missteps. He tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation and puts forward a radical new argument: that the British, far from being pro-Arab, as commonly thought, consistently favored the Zionist position, and did so out of the mistaken--and anti-Semitic--belief that Jews turned the wheels of history.--From publisher description
0805048480 (hb) 9780805048483 (hb) 0805065873 9780805065879
00039536
Jews--History--Palestine--20th century
Palestine--History--1917-1948
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Palestine
Palestine--Foreign relations--Great Britain
DS126 / .S38513 2000
956.9400
One Palestine, complete : Jews and Arabs under the Mandate / Tom Segev - 1st American ed - New York : Metropolitan Books, 2000 - 612 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
include index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Journalist Segev's previous books overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now he explores the dramatic period before the creation of the state, when Britain ruled over "one Palestine, complete" (as noted in the receipt signed by the High Commissioner) and when its 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, Segev reconstructs a tumultuous era (1917 to 1948) of limitless possibilities and tragic missteps. He tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation and puts forward a radical new argument: that the British, far from being pro-Arab, as commonly thought, consistently favored the Zionist position, and did so out of the mistaken--and anti-Semitic--belief that Jews turned the wheels of history.--From publisher description
0805048480 (hb) 9780805048483 (hb) 0805065873 9780805065879
00039536
Jews--History--Palestine--20th century
Palestine--History--1917-1948
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Palestine
Palestine--Foreign relations--Great Britain
DS126 / .S38513 2000
956.9400