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Israel: A History
 0688123627

Table of contents :
Contents (vii)
Introduction (ix)
A note on transliteration (xi)
Acknowledgements (xii)
List of photographs (xiii)
List of maps (xv)
Photographic acknowledgements (xvi)
1. Ideals of statehood (3)
2. Towards Zion (16)
3. Beyond the Balfour Declaration, 1918–1929 (36)
4. Threats and dangers, 1929–1937 (59)
5. Hopes ... and blows, 1937–1939 (82)
6. The Second World War, 1939–1945 (100)
7. The British Mandate continues, 1945–1946 (121)
8. Year of decision, 1947 (141)
9. Undeclared war, November 1947–April 1948 (153)
10. The conflict intensifies, April–May 1948 (170)
11. The War of Independence, May 1948 to the first truce (186)
12. From the first truce to the second truce (209)
13. From the second truce to the armistice agreements (223)
14. The last four months of the war (240)
Photo insert 1
16. Conflicts and achievements, 1952–1955 (279)
17. Paths to war, December 1955–October 1956 (306)
18. The Sinai campaign (320)
19. A State in being, 1956–1963 (329)
20. Years of growth, 1963–1966 (349)
21. Nasser's challenge (365)
22. The Six Day War (384)
23. The dilemmas of victory (396)
24. The October War, Yom Kippur 1973 (426)
25. The fourth postwar era (462)
26. To the Lebanese war and beyond (496)
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27. Intifada (525)
28. Towards Madrid and Oslo (543)
29. The peace process (568)
30. 'Shalom, haver' — Peace, my friend (588)
Maps (621)
Glossary (665)
Bibliography of works consulted (671)
Index (681)

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