Walter Laqueur
Author
Publisher
Scribner's
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
The author reviews the new body of evidence around the towering figure of the former Soviet leader: his rise to power, his ruthless collectivization of agriculture; ;the period of the purges and show trials and his role in the war.
Author
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
Examines the development of Zionist thought, and its inherent link with the growth of antisemitism in the 19th century. Argues that while there were clearly other factors, antisemitism was a major element in the emergence of Zionism. Discusses the Zionist view of antisemitism as the result of the Jews' anomolous social and economic structure in the diaspora. Notes the growth of Zionist youth movements in Germany as a reaction to antisemitic movements....
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An essential resource, newly revised and updated. In print for nearly half a century, and now in its eighth edition, The Israel-Arab Reader is an authoritative guide to over a century of conflict in the Middle East. It covers the full spectrum of a violent and checkered history, the origins of Zionism and Arab nationalism, the struggles surrounding Israels independence in 1948, the Six-Day War and other wars and hostilities over the decades, and the...