Description: This narrative history of Israel will be published in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel on May 14, 1998. Though the book begins with a substantial chapter on ancient Israel, most of it deals with modern Israel, balancing religious and secular history, including the roles of Romans, Muslims, and Palestinians as well as dews. Israel: An Illustrated history is profusely illustrated with photographs, historical artifacts, fine arts, and facsimile documents. Each chapter is supplemented by sidebars on notable personalities (such as Menachem Begin, Golda Meir), primary sources (Biblical passages, excerpts from Herzl's The Jewish State, a diary from the first Aliyah, the UN partition resolution of 1947), and features landmarks (the kibbutz, Yad Veshem).

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