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A History of Palestine

A History of Palestine

From the Ottoman Conquest to the Founding of the State of Israel

by Gudrun Kraemer
Hardback
Publication Date: 03/02/2008

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It is impossible to understand Palestine today without a careful reading of its distant and recent past. But until now there has been no single volume in English that tells the history of the events--from the Ottoman Empire to the mid-twentieth century--that shaped modern Palestine. The first book of its kind, A History of Palestine offers a richly detailed interpretation of this critical region's evolution. Starting with the prebiblical and biblical roots of Palestine, noted historian Gudrun Kramer examines the meanings ascribed to the land in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Paying special attention to social and economic factors, she examines the gradual transformation of Palestine, following the history of the region through the Egyptian occupation of the mid-nineteenth century, the Ottoman reform era, and the British Mandate up to the founding of Israel in 1948. Focusing on the interactions of Arabs and Jews, A History of Palestine tells how these connections affected the cultural and political evolution of each community and Palestine as a whole.
ISBN:
9780691118970
9780691118970
Category:
Middle Eastern history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
03-02-2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
376
Dimensions (mm):
235x152x25mm
Weight:
0.68kg

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