{"product_id":"promise-and-fulfilment-palestine-1917-1949-paperback","title":"Promise and Fulfilment - Palestine 1917-1949 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Koestler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book consists of three parts, \"Background\", \"Close-up\" and \"Perspective\". The first part is a survey of the developments which led to the foundation of the State of Israel. It lays no claim to historical completeness and is written from a specific angle which stresses the part played by irrational forces and emotive bias in history. I am not sure whether this emphasis has not occasionally resulted in over-emphasis-as is almost inevitable when one tries to redress a balance by spot-lighting aspects which are currently neglected. But it was certainly not my intention, by underlining the psychological factor, to deny or minimize the importance of the politico-economic forces. My aim was rather to present, if I may borrow a current medical term, a \"psycho-somatic\" view of one of the most curious episodes in modern history. The second part, \"Close-up\", is meant to give the reader a close and coloured, but not I hope technicoloured, view of the Jewish war and of everyday life in the new State. It opens and ends with extracts from the diary of my last sojourn as a war correspondent in Israel. The emphasis here is on life in the towns, with only occasional glimpses of the collective settlements, since I have given a detailed description of these in an earlier book. The third part, \"Perspective\", is an attempt to present to the reader a comprehensive survey of the social and political structure, the cultural trends and future prospects of the Jewish State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47407954067634,"sku":"9781406747232","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4cf17472e36a9e5c980d834f59f8f611.webp?v=1778232870","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/promise-and-fulfilment-palestine-1917-1949-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}