Israel : a history /
Anita Shapira ; translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris.
- Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2014.
- xiii, 502 p. ; 25 cm.
- The Schusterman series in Israel studies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. 1881-1918 : Zionism : ideology and praxis. The emergence of the Zionist movement ; Jews, Turks, Arabs : First encounters in the land -- Part II. 1918-1948 : A state-in-the-making. Palestine under British rule ; Immigration and settlement during the mandate period ; The Yishuv as an emerging state ; The Yishuv : society, culture, and ethos -- Part III. 1948-1967 : Nation building. The War of Independence, 1947-1949 ; The creation of Israeli democracy ; State building : economy, development, and big government ; The Great Aliya : mass immigration ; Culture and norms in an evolving society ; Politics, peace, and war -- Part IV. 1967-1977 : a decade of war. Six days that changed the Middle East ; The age of euphoria, 1967-1973 ; The Yom Kippur War, 1973 ; Israeli society after the Yom Kippur War -- Part V. 1977-2000 : Peace war, and indecision. Begin in power ; The stalemate years : a changing Israeli identity, 1984-1990 ; The decade of hope, 1990-2000 -- An interim summary.
A history of Israel in the context of the modern Jewish experience and the history of the Middle East.
Palestine--Emigration and immigration--20th century. Palestine--History--1917-1948. Israel--History--20th century. Palestina --Emigración e inmigración--Siglo XX. Israel--Historia--Siglo XX.