Gartman, Eric – Return to Zion The History of Modern Israel – The Jewish Publication Society (2015)
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Name: Gartman, Eric – Return to Zion The History of Modern Israel – The Jewish Publication Society (2015)
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Title: Return to Zion
Author: Eric Gartman
Language: English
Year: 2020
Subjects: HIS019000 History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine
Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society
ISBN: 9781611863574
Total pages: 580 str.
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The history of modern Israel is a story of ambition, violence, and survival. Return to Zion traces how a scattered and stateless people reconstituted themselves in their traditional homeland, only to face threats by those who, during the many years of the dispersion, had come to regard the land as their home. This is a story of the "ingathering of the exiles" from Europe to an outpost on the fringes of the Ottoman Empire, of courage and perseverance, and of reinvention and tragedy.
Eric Gartman focuses on two main themes of modern Israel: reconstitution and survival. Even as new settlers built their state they faced constant challenges from hostile neighbors and divided support from foreign governments, as well as being attacked by larger armies no fewer than three times during the first twenty-five years of Israel’s history. Focusing on a land torn by turmoil, Return to Zion is the story of Israel-the fight for independence through the Israeli…
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