A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time (Second Edition, Revised and Updated) (v. 1) (0679765638) - Reviews and Prices
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A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time (Second Edition, Revised and Updated) (v. 1) (0679765638) - Reviews and Prices
Although the book is packed with detailed information about all stages of development of Jewish State in Palestine and is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive sources of information, i gave it only 3 stars because the author is obviously biased in most of his judgments and analysis. I realize that there is no history completely divorced from subjective judgment of the author but this book borders on leftist propaganda literature.
Wonderful book!:
This is a great book for those interested in the country of Israel and its people.
A sweeping panorama of the birth of a nation:
This review comments on the 2007 edition of this history and follows almost a year of intermittent reading to get through it all. I had previously used the shorter first edition almost 30 years ago in a college course and was very pleased to revisit much of the information in this third, very comprehensive and much expanded edition. As it stands today, this volume could form the primary textbook for an undergraduate two-semester course in Israeli history, as I'm sure it already does in any number of... more info
Very thorough, a bit slow.:
I have owned this book for quite some while. I finally took the time to make my way through all 1000+ pages. No doubt it is very well researched. It is very comprehensive with solid citations. It covers the history of Zionism from around the mid to late 1800's through the creation of the state of Israel into the mid 1990's. It is written, for the most part, in chronological order, but it does tend to be a bit redundant in spots. And, no matter how great a writer you may be, it is just downright impossible... more info
