| Description |
xli, 218 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905 |
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Greenwood histories of the modern nations. 1096-2905
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-202) and index. |
| Contents |
Survey of Zion's earlier history -- Old Yishuv, 1833-1880 -- New Yishuv and Zionism's first two aliyoth, 1881-1914 -- Third, fourth, and fifth aliyoth, 1919-1939 -- Holocaust and the struggle for survival, 1939-1948 -- Birth of the state of Israel, 1947-1949 -- Years of growth, 1949-1966 -- Six-day war and heady self-confidence, 1967-1973 -- Yom Kippur War and reappraisal, 1973-1977 -- Likud revolution, 1977-1983 -- Uncertain direction, 1983-1992 -- Meretz holds the helm; the peace process, 1992-1996 -- Epilogue -- Notable people in the history of Israel -- Selected annotated bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Traces the history of Israel, detailing such events as the beginnings of Zionism, the two decades of growth, the 1967 Six Day War and the six-year aftermath, the Likud revolution of 1977-83, and the peace process of 1992-96. |
| Subject |
Israel -- History.
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Palestine -- History -- 1799-1917.
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Zionism -- History.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Blumberg, Arnold, 1925- History of Israel. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 (OCoLC)606068993 |
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Online version: Blumberg, Arnold, 1925- History of Israel. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998 (OCoLC)608526417 |
| ISBN |
0313302243 alkaline paper |
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9780313302244 alkaline paper |
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