{"product_id":"9781538193709","title":"Palestine 1936 The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalestine 1936\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOren Kessler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ Israel \u0026amp; Palestine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Winner, Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, The Sami Rohr Jewish Literary Institute  One of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 10 Best Books of 2023  Named a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditors' Choice in History: Adult Books, 2023  Finalist, Writing Based on Archival Material: National Jewish Book Awards  Finalist, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library Association \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kessler has done an exceptional job and opened new vistas on troubles past and present.\" - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kessler's history is key to understanding the current situation between Israelis and Palestinians.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, profoundly human, yet even-handed narrative of the origins of the Middle East conflict, with enduring resonance and relevance for our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities that for two decades had midwifed the Zionist project. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives-Jewish, British, and Arab-and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict ever since. Yet incredibly, no history of this seminal, formative first “Intifada” has ever been published for a general audience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1936–1939 revolt was the crucible in which Palestinian identity coalesced, uniting rival families, city and country, rich and poor in a single struggle for independence. Yet the rebellion would ultimately turn on itself, shredding the social fabric, sidelining pragmatists in favor of extremists, and propelling waves of refugees from their homes. British forces' aggressive counterinsurgency took care of the rest, finally quashing the uprising on the eve of World War II. The revolt to end Zionism had instead crushed the Arabs themselves, leaving them crippled in facing the Jews' own drive for statehood a decade later. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the Jews, the insurgency would leave a very different legacy. It was then that Zionist leaders began to abandon illusions over Arab acquiescence, to face the unnerving prospect that fulfilling their dream of sovereignty might mean forever clinging to the sword. The revolt saw thousands of Jews trained and armed by Britain-the world's supreme military power-turning their ramshackle guard units into the seed of a formidable Jewish army. And it was then, amid carnage in Palestine and the Hitler menace in Europe, that portentous words like “partition” and “Jewish state” first appeared on the international diplomatic agenda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of two national movements and the first sustained confrontation between them. The rebellion was Arab, but the Zionist counter-rebellion-the Jews' military, economic, and psychological transformation-is a vital, overlooked element in the chronicle of how Palestine became Israel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, eight decades on, the revolt's legacy endures. Hamas's armed wing and rockets carry the name of the fighter-preacher whose death sparked the 1936 rebellion. When Israel builds security barriers, sets up checkpoints, or razes homes, it is evoking laws and methods inherited from its British predecessor. And when Washington promotes a “two-state solution,” it is invoking a plan with roots in this same pivotal period. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive archival research on three continents and in three languages, \u003ci\u003ePalestine 1936 \u003c\/i\u003eis the origin story of the world's most intractable conflict, but it is also more than that. In Oren Kessler's engaging, journalistic voice, it reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides: their loves and their hatreds, their deepest fears and profoundest hopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOren Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and political analyst based in Tel Aviv whose work has appeared in media outlets such as \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolitico. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has served as deputy director for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, Middle East research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society in London, Arab affairs correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and an editor and translator at \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e English edition.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538193709\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e334\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378247303308,"sku":"9781538193709","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3d9907ca-c746-4918-8b34-db2bd4a0aa3c.jpg?v=1783908214","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538193709","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}