1948

• Utgivningsdatum: 2009-04-01
• Mått: 156 x 235 x 39 mm
• Vikt: 630 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 560
• Förlag: Yale University Press
• ISBN: 9780300151121

• Mellanösterns historia

Benny Morris is professor of history in the Middle East Studies Department of Ben-Gurion University, Israel. He is the leading figure among Israel’s “New Historians,” who over the past two decades have reshaped our understanding of the Israeli-Arab conflict. His books include Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–2001; Israel’s Border Wars, 1949–1956; and The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited.

“A commanding, superbly documented, and fair-minded study of the events that . . . gave a sovereign home to one people and dispossessed another. . . . What is so striking about Morris’s work . . . is that it does not flatter anyone’s prejudices.”—David Remnick, New Yorker“Morris relates the story of his new book soberly and somberly, evenhandedly and exhaustively. . . . An authoritative and fair-minded account of an epochal and volatile event. He has reconstructed that event with scrupulous exactitude.”—David Margolick, New York Times Book Review“When it comes to interpreting the history they shared in 1947–49, Arabs and Israelis subscribe to two radically different narratives. . . . One of the many achievements of this admirable book is to help readers understand why each narrative commands such authority and why they remain so stubbornly irreconcilable.”—Andrew Bacevich, Boston Globe“An ambitious, detailed and engaging portrait of the war itself—from its origins to its unresolved aftermath—that further shatters myths on both sides of the Israeli-Arab divide.”—Glenn Frankel, Washington Post Book World“Morris’s account seems admirable, because he is unafraid of upsetting both camps. . . . His commitment to the pursuit of historical truth deserves as much admiration as his dismay at Arab intransigence commands sympathy. . . . Morris’s book is no mere military narrative, but a crisp, vivid introduction to the historical tragedy of Palestine.”—Max Hastings, Sunday Times“Morris, born in 1948, is among a group of Israeli ‘new historians’ whose work has challenged the traditional, accepted line of the birth of Israel. In this well-researched book, he strives for balance.”—Billy Heller, New York PostSelected as one of the best books of 2008 by the Washington Post in the World categoryWinner of the 2008 National Jewish Book Award in the category of History, presented by the Jewish Book Council“This is the best book by far on the war of 1948.”—Benjamin Kedar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem“This is a wonderful contribution to the historiography of the Israel/Palestine War of 1948. Morris has written a fresh account, substantiated by a lot of new documentation.”—Ronald W. Zweig, New York University

2 recensioner, genomsnitt 4.5/5

1. 4/5 Teo 2010-08-23

   Morris visar detaljerat hur förloppet och kriget 1948 såg ut, med beskrivningar av trupper, personer, strider, etc. Svår att lägga ifrån sig.

2. 5/5 Lars C 2024-12-02