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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821370303321

Autore

Gilbert Martin

Titolo

Israel : a history / / Martin Gilbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : RosettaBooks, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-7953-4281-0

0-7953-3740-X

0-7953-3742-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (710 p.)

Disciplina

956.94004924

Soggetti

Jews - Palestine - History - 20th century

Arab-Israeli conflict

Israel History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the 2008 edition; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of maps; 1 Ideals of statehood; 2 Towards Zion; 3 Beyond the Balfour Declaration, 1918-1929; 4 Threats and dangers, 1929-1937; 5 Hopes... and blows, 1937-1939; 6 The Second World War, 1939-1945; 7 The British Mandate continues, 1945-1946; 8 Year of decision, 1947; 9 Undeclared war, November 1947-April 1948; 10 The conflict intensifies, April-May 1948; 11 The War of Independence, May 1948 to the first truce; 12 From the first truce to the second truce

13 From the second truce to the armistice agreements14 The last four months of the war; 15 The ingathering of the exiles; 16 Conflicts and achievements, 1952-1955; 17 Paths to war, December 1955-October 1956; 18 The Sinai campaign; 19 A State in being, 1956-1963; 20 Years of growth, 1963-1966; 21 Nasser's challenge; 22 The Six Day War; 23 The dilemmas of victory; 24 The October War, Yom Kippur 1973; 25 The fourth postwar era; 26 To the Lebanese war and beyond; 27 Intifada; 28 Towards Madrid and Oslo; 29 The peace process; 30 'Shalom, haver' - Peace, my friend; 31 Conflict and conciliation

32 'Permit me to be a dreamer'Epilogue; Maps; Glossary; Bibliography



of works consulted; Index; Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

Fleeing persecution in Europe, thousands of Jewish emigrants settled in Palestine after World War II. Renowned historian Martin Gilbert crafts a riveting account of Israel's turbulent history, from the birth of the Zionist movement under Theodor Herzl through its unexpected declaration of statehood in 1948, and through the many wars, conflicts, treaties, negotiations, and events that have shaped its past six decades-including the Six Day War, the Intifada, Suez, and the Yom Kippur War. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand source materials, eyewitness accounts, and his own personal and intimate

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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00112714

Autore

Bsod Nams Grags Pa

Titolo

Two histories of the bKa' gdams pa tradition from the library of Burmiok athing = Bka' gdams gsar rnying gi chos byung yid kyi mdzes rgyan (1529) / Pan chen bSod nams grags pa. Bka' dams pa rin po che'i chos 'byung rnam thar nyin mor che pa'i 'od stong (14849 7 bSod nams lha'i dbang po

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gangtok, : Gonpo Tseten, Palace Monastery

Descrizione fisica

394 p. ; 12 x 35 cm

Classificazione

TIB IV AA

Altri autori (Persone)

BSOD nams lha'i dbang po

Soggetti

BUDDHISMO - TIBET - SETTA bKA' DAMS - TESTI

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tibetano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia