Land and Power: The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948

by Anita Shapira

Book Overview

This book traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement--from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state.

Reviews

"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804737762
• ISBN13: 9780804737760
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"