The Making of Modern Israel
1948-1967
Published on 21. August 2014
408 pages
978-0-7456-7267-0 (ISBN)
Description
On May 14, 1948 the State of Israel was declared, announced byDavid Ben-Gurion at a small gathering that assembled in the mainhall of the Tel Aviv Art Museum. Within a time frame of onlynineteen years, culminating in the Six-Day War, Israel fought threeseparate wars. But within its first four years, thanks to massimmigration, its population doubled. Furthermore, Israel had beenconfronted with acute economic difficulties, intra Jewish ethnictensions, a problematic Arab minority and a secular-religiousdivide. Apart from defence issues, Israel faced a generally hostileor, at best, indifferent international community rendering it hardpressed in securing great power patronage or even official sympathyand understanding. Based on a wide range of sources, both in Hebrewand English, this book contains a judicious synthesis of thereceived literature to yield the general reader and student alike areliable, balanced, and novel account of Israel?s fateful andturbulent infancy.
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Content
Preface.
Introduction.
Chapter One: The War of Independence.
Chapter Two: Arab Refugees.
Chapter Three: The Ingathering of the Exiles.
Chapter Four: Early Social, Political and EconomicDevelopments.
Chapter Five: The Scourge of Arab Infiltration.
Chapter Six: Operation Kadesh: The Sinai Campaign.
Chapter Seven: Interlude Between Wars.
Chapter Eight: The Lead Up To The Six Day War.
Chapter Nine: The Six Day War and Its Aftermath.
Glossary.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Index
Introduction.
Chapter One: The War of Independence.
Chapter Two: Arab Refugees.
Chapter Three: The Ingathering of the Exiles.
Chapter Four: Early Social, Political and EconomicDevelopments.
Chapter Five: The Scourge of Arab Infiltration.
Chapter Six: Operation Kadesh: The Sinai Campaign.
Chapter Seven: Interlude Between Wars.
Chapter Eight: The Lead Up To The Six Day War.
Chapter Nine: The Six Day War and Its Aftermath.
Glossary.
Appendix.
Bibliography.
Index
