Israel
A History
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528 pages
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6 1/4 x 9 1/4
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Table of Contents

Contents
List of Maps • Acknowledgments • Author’s Note • Part I: 1881–1918, Zionism: Ideology and Praxis • The Emergence of the Zionist Movement • Jews, Turks, Arabs: First Encounters in the Land • Part II: 1918–1948, A State-in-the-Making • Palestine under British Rule • Immigration and Settlement during the Mandate Period • The Yishuv as an Emerging State • The Yishuv: Society, Culture, and Ethos • Part III: 1948–1967, Nation Building • The War of Independence, 1947–1949 • The Creation of Israeli Democracy • State Building: Economy, Development, and Big Government • The Great Aliya: Mass Immigration • Culture and Norms in an Evolving Society • Politics, Peace, and War • Part IV: 1967–1977, A Decade of War • Six Days That Changed the Middle East • The Age of Euphoria, 1967–1973 • The Yom Kippur War, 1973 • Israeli Society after the Yom Kippur War • Part V: 1977–2000, Peace, War, and Indecision • Begin in Power • The Stalemate Years: A Changing Israeli Identity, 1984–1990 • The Decade of Hope, 1990–2000 • An Interim Summary • Index
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