num_pages: 612
description: A panoramic and provocative history of life in Palestine during the three strife-torn but romantic decades when Britain ruled and the seeds of today's conflicts were sownTom Segev's acclaimed works, 1949 and The Seventh Million , overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now Segev explores the dramatic period before the creation of the state, when Britain ruled over "one Palestine, complete" (as noted in the receipt signed by the High Commissioner) and when its promise to both Jews and Arabs that they would inherit the land set in motion the conflict that haunts the region to this day.Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival materials, Segev reconstructs a tumultuous era (1917 to 1948) of limitless possibilities and tragic missteps. He introduces the legendary figures--General Allenby, Lawrence of Arabia, David Ben-Gurion--as well as an array of pioneers, secret agents, diplomats, and fanatics. He tracks the steady advance of Jews and Arabs toward confrontation and with his hallmark originality puts forward a radical new that the British, far from being pro-Arab, as commonly thought, consistently favored the Zionist position, and did so out of the mistaken--and anti-Semitic belief that Jews turned the wheels of history.Rich in unforgettable characters, sensitive to all perspectives, One Palestine, Complete brilliantly depicts the decline of an empire, the birth of one nation, and the tragedy of another.
language: English
title: One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
titlecomplete: One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate
characters: Judah L. Magnes, Ronald Storrs, David Eder, Abdullah I of Jordan, Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, David Ben-Gurion, Bernard Montgomery, David Hacohen, Mark Sykes, David Lloyd George, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Ernest Bevin, Clement Attlee, Chaim Weizmann, Arthur Balfour, Menachem Begin
genres: Religion, Israel, Politics, British Literature, Nonfiction, Jewish, Islam, 20th Century, Judaism, History
ratings_count: 577
places: Mandatory Palestine, Palestine
publisher: Metropolitan Books