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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity Press of Florida

ISBN-100813026474

ISBN-139780813026473

eBay Product ID (ePID)2699455

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBirth of Israel, 1945-1949 : Ben-Gurion and His Critics

Publication Year2003

SubjectWorld / Middle Eastern, Political, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General, Jewish

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoseph Heller

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-024293

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.54/095694

SynopsisHere, Joseph Heller tells the story of the complex and often conflicting political calculations that led directly to the founding of the independent Jewish state of Israel in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the positions of many competing parties, he explains how and why the charismatic David Ben-Gurion prevailed: by shrewdly maneuvering between radical extremes on the left and on the right, he says, Ben-Gurion managed to steer a successful middle-of-the-road policy in favour of partition., Here, Joseph Heller tells the story of the complex and often conflicting political calculations that led directly to the founding of the independent Jewish state of Israel in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the positions of many competing parties, he explains how and why the charismatic David Ben-Gurion prevailed: by shrewdly maneuvering between radical extremes on the left and on the right, he says, Ben-Gurion managed to steer a successful middle-of-the-road policy in favour of partition. Heller also describes the vital links between the internal and external factors in the post-war Zionist movement. He places events in the context of wider Cold War calculations to explain why much of Israel's early military and diplomatic support came - surprisingly - from the Soviet Union, while the United States assumed a neutral position in order not to offend its British ally. In addition, Heller investigates early and ongoing conflicts with neighbouring Arab nations for their influence on Israel's foundation. Through research in a range of archives, diplomatic protocols, diaries and other sources, he provides both Middle East scholars and general readers with a balanced account of the historical and contemporary problems and solutions that continue to influence the region's ongoing peace process., Here, Joseph Heller tells the story of the complex and often conflicting political calculations that led directly to the founding of the independent Jewish state of Israel in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.

LC Classification NumberDS126.4.H44 2003