1949 The First Israelis

Name: 1949 The First Israelis
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ISBN: 9780805058963

ISBN-10: 0805058966

ISBN-13: 9780805058963

Edition: Revised

Authors: Tom Segev, Arlen N. Weinstein, Arlen N. Weinstein

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The founding of Israel in 1948--one of the seminal events of the century--offers a heroic narrative with few parallels in modern history. In 1949, a controversial best-seller in Israel, Tom Segev draws on thousands of declassified documents along with personal diaries and correspondence to reconstruct the unvarnished story of Israel's first year. Segev reveals the lofty aspirations that guided the state's leaders as well as the darker side of the Zionist utopia: the friction between the early settlers and the immigrants, the lack of good-faith negotiations with the Arabs; the clash between religious and secular factions; the daily collision of the Zionist myth with the severe realities of…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 4/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Tom Segev is a columnist for "Ha'aretz," Israel's leading newspaper, & the author of "One Palestine, Complete" & "1949: The First Israelis." His book, "The Seventh Million," has also been made into a documentary film. He lives in Jerusalem.



Preface: Ten Years Later


Introduction



Between Jews and Arabs



The Green Line



Face to Face



Dividing the Spoils



Between Veterans and Newcomers



The First Million



Working and Fighting Hands



Nameless People



Between the Orthodox and the Secular



Each in the Name of His God



The Battle for the Sabbath



Between Vision and Reality



The Quest for a National Identity



Codfish with Everything


Notes


Bibliography


Index