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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811093803321

Autore

Casif Erez

Titolo

Why was the state of Israel 'really' established? / / by Erez Casif ; translated by Avital Tsype ; edited by Israel Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-4438-5563-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenIsrael

TsypeAvital

Disciplina

320.95694

956.9404

Soggetti

Zionism - History

Post-Zionism

Palestine History 1917-1948

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Most historians of Zionism - from the 'Jerusalem School' and its followers, as well as those who call themselves 'new historians' - understand the story of Israel's establishment as a part of a broader historic story that encompasses hundreds and even thousands of years. They consider the Zionist leadership to be a unified entity and thus relate the decision to establish the state of Israel during May 1948 to international, rather than internal, restraints and challenges. The author of this ...