Combines an analysis of general political, diplomatic, and military trends with an account of how Zionist pioneers coped with ongoing social developments and challenges.
IllustrationsPreface1Introduction: The Early Beginnings12The First Aliyah: 1882-1903193Modern Political Zionism514The Second Aliyah: 1904-1914875The First World War and the Balfour Declaration1236The Early Years of British Rule in Palestine: 1917-19301457Foreboding Times: Palestine in the 1930s1958World War II Years2279The Postwar Struggle for Independence245Glossary277Bibliography281Index289