{"product_id":"israel-a-history-isbn-9780688123635","title":"Israel: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The most comprehensive account of Israeli history yet published.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  — \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An epic history . . . a picture of an Israel that persevered and prevailed, that was determined to survive and was unwilling to trust its independence to others but sought peace whenever possible.”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— Foreign Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsrael is a small and relatively\u003cbr\u003eyoung country, but since the day of its creation more than half a century ago, its\u003cbr\u003eturbulent history has placed it squarely at the center of the world stage. For\u003cbr\u003etwo millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to\u003cbr\u003eZion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, but then a\u003cbr\u003esecular Zionist movement was born and soon the initial trickle of Jewish\u003cbr\u003eimmigrants to Palestine turned into a flood as Jews fled persecution in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom these beginnings, preeminent historian Martin\u003cbr\u003eGilbert traces the events and personalities that would lead to the sudden,\u003cbr\u003edramatic declaration of Statehood in May 1948. From that point on, Israel’s\u003cbr\u003ehistory has been dominated by conflict: Suez, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur\u003cbr\u003eWar, the Lebanon and the Intifada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing contemporary documents and\u003cbr\u003eeyewitness accounts, and drawing on his own intimate knowledge of the country\u003cbr\u003eand its people, Martin Gilbert weaves together a riveting, page-turning history\u003cbr\u003eof a powerful and proud nation, from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“It is difficult to write dispassionately about Israel, so strong are the feelings it arouses among critics and friends alike. But that is what Martin Gilbert has done in his magisterial new history of the state . . . a superlative history of Israel” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An epic history . . . a picture of an Israel that persevered and prevailed, that was determined to survive and was unwilling to trust its independence to others but sought peace whenever possible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gilbert’s impassioned history adds immeasurably to our understanding of the forces that have shaped contemporary Israel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rich in detail. ... A grand, heroic narrative.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not just an invaluable piece of historical research, it is also a joy to read. ... Required reading for anyone who wants to understand that most extraordinary and perplexing country.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thorough and thoroughly entertaining. ... A rich history.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most comprehensive account of Israeli history yet published.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887443669221,"sku":"NP9780688123635","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780688123635.jpg?v=1730226127","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/israel-a-history-isbn-9780688123635","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}