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- “Minor dustjacket wear, book looks new”
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- Publish Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9780300126969
- Book Title
- 1948 :A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.7 in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- International Relations / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 32.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the war's political dimensions. Benny Morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened Israeli and Western documentation. The Arab sidewhere the archives are still closedis illuminated with the help of intelligence and diplomatic materials.Morris stresses the "jihadi" character of the two-stage Arab assault on the Jewish community in Palestine. Throughout, he examines the dialectic between the war's military and political developments and highlights the military impetus in the creation of the refugee problem, which was a by-product of the disintegration of Palestinian Arab society. The book thoroughly investigates the role of the Great PowersBritain, the United States, and the Soviet Unionin shaping the conflict and its tentative termination in 1949. Morris looks both at high politics and general staff decision-making processes and at the nitty-gritty of combat in the successive battlesthatresulted in the emergence of the State of Israel and the humiliation of the Arab world, a humiliation that underlies the continued Arab antagonism toward Israel."
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300126964
ISBN-13
9780300126969
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63628702
Product Key Features
Book Title
1948 :A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
International Relations / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
32.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Readers can do no better that to go to a new authoritative source about the beginnings of the Israeli state, Benny Morris' 1948 ."-Jonathan S. Tobin, The Jewish Exponent, "Morris's account seems admirable, because he is unafraid of upsetting both camps. . . . His commitment to the pursuit of historical truth deserves as much admiration as his dismay at Arab intransigence commands sympathy."-Max Hastings, Sunday Times (London), "A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that, in the wake of the Holocaust, gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris''s work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone''s prejudices, least of all his own."-David Remnick, New Yorker, "This is the best book by far on the war of 1948."-Benjamin Kedar, Professor of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "As [Israel] celebrates six decades of reborn existence on May 14 and books about it cascade into stores, the most important among them [is] Benny Morris's 1948. "-Carlin Romano, The Chronicle Review, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude."-David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded accountof an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude."-David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude."�David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "A considerable achievement, meticulously detailing and analyzing both Israel's war of Independence, on the one hand, and its mirror Palestinian face: the Catastrophe (al nakba), on the other."�Michael Bell, Toronto Globe and Mail, "Morris tenders a well-documented work with more than one hundred pages of endnotes that support every major point. That fair-minded, impartial balancing of Arab and Jewish standpoints is what distinguishes Morris' work."John W. Sutherlin, MESA, "This is a wonderful contribution to the historiography of the Israel/Palestine War of 1948. Morris has written a fresh account, substantiated by a lot of new documentation."-Ronald W. Zweig, Marilyn and Henry Taub Professor of Israel Studies, New York University, "A compelling 'aha' book, 1948 brings order to complex, little-understood subjects . . . with [Morris'] vivid narrative prose and masterly analysis."�David Holahan, The Hartford Courant, "Readers can do no better that to go to a new authoritative source about the beginnings of the Israeli state, Benny Morris' 1948 ."-Jonathan S. Tobin, The Jewish Exponent, "Readers interested in military strategy and tactics will appreciate the book's comprehensiveness on this score, while others will be drawn in by the sheer drama of the war, with its interweaving of military and political action, told clearly and swiftly."-Joel Streicker, Shofar, "A compelling 'aha' book, 1948 brings order to complex, little-understood subjects . . . with [Morris'] vivid narrative prose and masterly analysis."-David Holahan, The Hartford Courant, 0;This is the best book by far on the war of 1948.1;2;Benjamin Kedar, Professor of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- Benjamin Kedar, "Morris, born in 1948, is among a group of Israeli 'new historians,' whose work has challenged the traditional, accepted line of the birth of Israel. In this well-researched book, he strives for balance."�Billy Heller, New York Post (Required Reading), "1948is a superb attempt to provide a reasoned assessment of a very contentious period. It is well worth study by anyone seeking to understand the Middle East that this war helped create."Col. Jonathan M. House,Military Review, "A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that, in the wake of the Holocaust, gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris's work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone's prejudices, least of all his own."-David Remnick, New Yorker, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded accountof an epochal and volatile event."-David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "As [Israel] celebrates six decades of reborn existence on May 14 and books about it cascade into stores, the most important among them[is]Benny Morris's 1948. "-Carlin Romano, The Chronicle Review, "A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that . . . gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris's work . . . is that it does not flatter anyone's prejudices . . ."�David Remnick, New Yorker, "As [Israel] celebrates six decades of reborn existence on May 14 and books about it cascade into stores, the most important among them [is] Benny Morris''s 1948. "-Carlin Romano, The Chronicle Review, "Morris, born in 1948, is among a group of Israeli ''new historians,'' whose work has challenged the traditional, accepted line of the birth of Israel. In this well-researched book, he strives for balance."-Billy Heller, New York Post (Required Reading), "Morris, born in 1948, is among a group of Israeli ''new historians,'' whose work has challenged the traditional, accepted line of the birth of Israel. In this well-researched book, he strives for balance."Billy Heller,New York Post(Required Reading), "Morris's account seems admirable, because he is unafraid of upsetting both camps. . . . His commitment to the pursuit of historical truth deserves as much admiration as his dismay at Arab intransigence commands sympathy."�Max Hastings, Sunday Times (London), "An ambitious, detailed and engaging portrait of the war itself�from its origins to its unresolved aftermath�that further shatters myths on both sides of the Israeli-Arab divide."�Glenn Frankel, Washington Post Book World, "A considerable achievement, meticulously detailing and analyzing both Israel''s war of Independence, on the one hand, and its mirror Palestinian face: the Catastrophe (al nakba), on the other."Michael Bell, Toronto Globe and Mail, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude."-David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "This is a wonderful contribution to the historiography of the Israel/Palestine War of 1948. Morris has written a fresh account, substantiated by a lot of new documentation."�Ronald W. Zweig, Professor of Israel Studies, New York University, �This is the best book by far on the war of 1948.��Benjamin Kedar, Professor of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude."David Margolick,New York Times Book Review, "Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event."-David Margolick, New York Times Book Review, "Morris, born in 1948, is among a group of Israeli 'new historians,' whose work has challenged the traditional, accepted line of the birth of Israel. In this well-researched book, he strives for balance."-Billy Heller, New York Post (Required Reading), "Readers interested in military strategy and tactics will appreciate the book''s comprehensiveness on this score, while others will be drawn in by the sheer drama of the war, with its interweaving of military and political action, told clearly and swiftly."Joel Streicker,Shofar, "A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that, in the wake of the Holocaust, gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris's work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone's prejudices, least of all his own."�David Remnick, New Yorker, "An ambitious, detailed and engaging portrait of the war itself-from its origins to its unresolved aftermath-that further shatters myths on both sides of the Israeli-Arab divide."-Glenn Frankel, Washington Post Book World , "Morris''s account seems admirable, because he is unafraid of upsetting both camps. . . . His commitment to the pursuit of historical truth deserves as much admiration as his dismay at Arab intransigence commands sympathy."-Max Hastings, Sunday Times (London), "Morris tenders a well-documented work with more than one hundred pages of endnotes that support every major point. That fair-minded, impartial balancing of Arab and Jewish standpoints is what distinguishes Morris' work."-John W. Sutherlin, MESA, "This is a wonderful contribution to the historiography of the Israel/Palestine War of 1948. Morris has written a fresh account, substantiated by a lot of new documentation."--Ronald W. Zweig, Professor of Israel Studies, New York University -- Ronald W. Zweig, "Morris has reviewed all the revisionist literature, re-worked the shelves of the archives to make sure that nothing has been overlooked, and given us a meticulously researched day-by-day narrative of the first Arab-Israeli war."�Paul C. Merkley, Books & Culture, " 1948 is a superb attempt to provide a reasoned assessment of a very contentious period. It is well worth study by anyone seeking to understand the Middle East that this war helped create."-Col. Jonathan M. House, Military Review, "Morris has reviewed all the revisionist literature, re-worked the shelves of the archives to make sure that nothing has been overlooked, and given us a meticulously researched day-by-day narrative of the first Arab-Israeli war."-Paul C. Merkley, Books & Culture, "A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that, in the wake of the Holocaust, gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris''s work as a historian is that it does not flatter anyone''s prejudices, least of all his own."David Remnick,New Yorker, "Readers can do no better that to go to a new authoritative source about the beginnings of the Israeli state, Benny Morris' 1948."�Jonathan S. Tobin, The Jewish Exponent, "Readers interested in military strategy and tactics will appreciate the book's comprehensiveness on this score, while others will be drawn in by the sheer drama of the war, with its interweaving of military and political action, told clearly and swiftly."�Joel Streicker, Shofar, "A considerable achievement, meticulously detailing and analyzing both Israel's war of Independence, on the one hand, and its mirror Palestinian face: the Catastrophe ( al nakba ), on the other."-Michael Bell , Toronto Globe and Mail, "An ambitious, detailed and engaging portrait of the war itself-from its origins to its unresolved aftermath-that further shatters myths on both sides of the Israeli-Arab divide."-Glenn Frankel, Washington Post Book World, "This is a wonderful contribution to the historiography of the Israel/Palestine War of 1948. Morris has written a fresh account, substantiated by a lot of new documentation."-Ronald W. Zweig, Professor of Israel Studies, New York University, "As [Israel] celebrates six decades of reborn existence on May 14 and books about it cascade into stores, the most important among them [is] Benny Morris's 1948."�Carlin Romano, The Chronicle Review, "1948 is a superb attempt to provide a reasoned assessment of a very contentious period. It is well worth study by anyone seeking to understand the Middle East that this war helped create."�Col. Jonathan M. House, Military Review
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