The Birth of Israel, 1945-1949: Ben-Gurion and His Critics - Softcover

Heller, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813026474 ISBN 13: 9780813026473

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2003

Synopsis

Here, 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.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Heller is professor of international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Review:

"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."

"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."

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813026474
• ISBN 13: 9780813026473
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400