One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805048480 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Both parties fanatically believe they have an inalienable historical right to statehood on the land in question and both regard Jerusalem as a holy city. In the battle between the bullets and the ballot box, the bullets are winning hands-down. The arguments--not to mention bloodshed--over Jewish and Muslim nationhood and land rights have been going on for centuries and, whatever the best intentions of the current peace process, they will probably go on for centuries to come. With a past like this, what hope is there for the future? --John Crace, . As befits the disenfranchised, the Palestinians are slightly more open to a negotiated settlement, but the Israelis remain intra
He introduces the legendary figures--General Allenby, Lawrence of Arabia, David Ben-Gurion--as well as an array of pioneers, secret agents, diplomats, and fanatics. He tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation and with his hallmark originality 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.Rich in unforgettable characters, sensitive to all perspectives, One Palestine, Complete brill
One Palestine, Complete; is anything but complete Matthew Smith I read this book a few years ago, and when I finished it I didn't feel that I could write an informed review. The book really left me with a lot of questions and very few answers. When I decided to read this book I had read a lot of current events and recent histories of this area, but I had not read enough of the history of the making of this region to give myself a proper historical context with which to understand the current histories within their broader context. This particular book was my first read to rectify this lack of knowledge. After reading it though I felt that I had to have more to understand this book and this per. A balanced view of the conflict Jarrod Tanny Tom Segev's One Palestine, Complete is certainly one of the best books on the Mandate era in Palestine I've read. The book is rich with detail, well-researched, and beautifully written. There is enough in there to anger both militant Zionists and Palestinian nationalists, which, in my opinion, signifies a balanced appraisal.. "Nice Trees, No Forest" according to Jeff Lipkes. This is a colorful montage of various people's experiences under the British Mandate. Lots of intriguing characters and entertaining stories. The unpublished letters and journals Segev draws on, as well as published memoirs, are mostly by relatively obscure Arabs, Jews, and Brits--and this is the book's greatest strength.But you'll have to look elsewhere if you're interested in a competent description and analysis of British rule. Segev apparently couldn't be bothered to do much background reading on British politics. When he strays from his diaries and memories, he blunders repeatedly. Lloyd George, he writes, was an "Englishman"