Full name: One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate

Author: Tom Segev Year: 1999 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History Culture: Israel Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780805065879 0805065873

One Palestine, Complete explores the tumultuous period before the creation of the state of Israel. This was the time of the British Mandate, when Britain's promise to both Jews and Arabs that they would inherit the land, set in motion the conflict that haunts the region to this day. Drawing on untapped archival materials, Tom Segev reconstructs an era (1917 to 1948) of limitless possibilities and tragic missteps. He introduces an array unforgettable characters, tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation, and puts forth a radical new argument: that the British, far from being pro-Arab, consistently favored the Zionist position, out of the mistaken--and anti-Semitic--belief that Jews turned the wheels of history. Rich in historical detail, sensitive to all perspectives, One Palestine, Complete brilliantly depicts the decline of an empire, the birth of one nation, and the tragedy of another. Similar books: The Seventh Million by Tom Segev A History of Modern Palestine by Ilan Pappe Righteous Victims by Benny Morris 1949 by Tom Segev Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict by Charles D. Smith 1948 by Benny Morris The Balfour Declaration by Jonathan Schneer The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe 1967 by Tom Segev The Gun and the Olive Branch by David Hirst Battleground by Samuel M. Katz The Iron Wall by Avi Shlaim The Iron Cage by Rashid Khalidi Bible and Sword by Barbara W. Tuchman The Lion's Gate by Steven Pressfield The Yellow Wind by David Grossman Anonymous Soldiers by Bruce Hoffman The Eve of Destruction by Howard Blum Israel's Wars, 1947-1993 by Ahron Bregman A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman