Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Philip - GoodreadsA good introduction to Palestine but leaves much wanting. Most of all are primary source quotations, which would increase the credibility of his assertions. On a related note, the book covers too much material in too limited a manner, especially about the pre-mandate era. Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Tom Robbins - GoodreadsDespite being a politics student, I was totally ignorant of the history behind israel / palestine before reading this book. This book was a great introduction to the history of modern palestine and ... Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Joseph - GoodreadsI read most of this book before going on a Taglit Birthright trip to Israel, in order to get a better handle on the Palestinian historical perspective... One caveat to this review is that most of what ... Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsIlan Pappe's book traces the history of Palestine from the Ottomans in the nineteenth century, through the British Mandate, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent wars ... Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Beatrice - GoodreadsWhile I appreciate the attempted scope of this book, at times it became far to verbose to make the history any clearer; and it became quite dry at portions. There is an obvious bias, but not to the ... Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Katherine - GoodreadsA fascinating and necessary history. Read full review
Review: A History of Modern Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
User Review - Zach Cohen - GoodreadsA History of Modern Palestine is a thoroughly enlightening, in-depth, unbiased analysis of the land that is known now as Israel and the Occupied Territories. It's important to note, before getting ... Read full review