The story of Israel : from Theodor Herzl to the roadmap for peace / Martin Gilbert

London : Andre Deutsch, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original color printed boards complete with slipcase. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 x 31 cm. Notes: In slip case. Includes bibliographical references and index. With various facsim. docs. fold-out maps. Translation booklet. Summary: Just over 100 years ago, Theodor Herzl launched the Zionist Movement. They called for a Jewish State in their ancestral land, Palestine. Fifty years later, the State of Israel came into being. Israel was established so that Jews anywhere in the world could have a homeland of their own. After independence, that process began with the in gathering of three quarters of a million Jews from Arab lands. As Communism disintegrated, more than a million Jews emigrated from the Soviet Union. Despite war and terror, Israel has sought peace through both secret and public negotiations. These efforts continue to this day, despite two major Palestinian uprisings. Subject: Zionism - History. Israel - History. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Israel. HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated, text.