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OverviewHere, Joseph Heller tells the story of the complex and often conflicting political calculations that led directly to the founding of the independent Jewish state of Israel in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the positions of many competing parties, he explains how and why the charismatic David Ben-Gurion prevailed: by shrewdly maneuvering between radical extremes on the left and on the right, he says, Ben-Gurion managed to steer a successful middle-of-the-road policy in favour of partition. Heller also describes the vital links between the internal and external factors in the post-war Zionist movement. He places events in the context of wider Cold War calculations to explain why much of Israel's early military and diplomatic support came - surprisingly - from the Soviet Union, while the United States assumed a neutral position in order not to offend its British ally. In addition, Heller investigates early and ongoing conflicts with neighbouring Arab nations for their influence on Israel's foundation. Through research in a range of archives, diplomatic protocols, diaries and other sources, he provides both Middle East scholars and general readers with a balanced account of the historical and contemporary problems and solutions that continue to influence the region's ongoing peace process. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph HellerPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780813026473ISBN 10: 0813026474 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 31 March 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Provides a useful guide through the conflicting narratives provoking such intense debate today in Israel. Immeasurably improves our understanding of events that are all too often seized only by the imagination and heart and not fully by the mind."" - Digest of Middle East Studies; ""A worthy contribution to the continuing, sometimes animated debate, among academics, who have used the large variety of archival records to reevaluate Israel's establishment. A thought-provoking book which should be mandatory reading for anyone with an interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict."" - Middle East Journal" Provides a useful guide through the conflicting narratives provoking such intense debate today in Israel. Immeasurably improves our understanding of events that are all too often seized only by the imagination and heart and not fully by the mind. - Digest of Middle East Studies; A worthy contribution to the continuing, sometimes animated debate, among academics, who have used the large variety of archival records to reevaluate Israel's establishment. A thought-provoking book which should be mandatory reading for anyone with an interest in the Arab-Israeli conflict. - Middle East Journal Author InformationJoseph Heller is professor of international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The Stern Gang: Ideology, Politics and Terror, 1940-48, and editor of a collection in Hebrew, Zionist Politics, 1936-1948: A Documentary Record. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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