The Making of Eretz Israel in the Modern Era: A Historical-Geographical Study (1799–1949)

Yehoshua Ben-Arieh

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The Making of Eretz Israel in the Modern Era

A Historical-Geographical Study (1799–1949)

Yehoshua Ben-Arieh

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2020

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Napoleon’s invasion of the Middle East marks the beginning of the modern era in the region. This book traces the developments that led to the making of a new and separate geographical-political entity in the Middle East known as Eretz Israel and the establishment of the State of Israel within its bounds. Thus, its time frame runs from Napoleon’s invasion of Eretz Israel / Palestine in 1799 to the establishment of Israel in 1948–1949.

Eretz Israel as the formal name of a separate entity in the modern era first appeared in the early translations into Hebrew of the Balfour Declaration, while in the original document the country was referred to as “Palestine.” During the period of Ottoman rule the territory that would in time be called Eretz Israel / Palestine was not a separate political unit.

Among Jews, use of “Eretz Israel” increased only after the beginning of Zionist aliyot. Had the Zionist movement not arisen, it is doubtful whether the development to which this study is devoted would have occurred. The motivating force behind that process is without doubt the Zionist element. That is why Jews are the major protagonists in this book.

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Yehoshua Ben-Arieh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
The Balfour Declaration Publicly Available Download PDF	VI
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Part One: The late Ottoman period 1799–1917/18
Chapter 1. When did the modern era begin in Eretz Israel? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Chapter 2. Nineteenth-century travel literature Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
Chapter 3. Was the Holy Land empty or inhabited in the nineteenth century? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
Chapter 4. Nineteenth-century Jewish Jerusalem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	163
Chapter 5. The period of the First Aliyah, 1882–1904 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
Chapter 6. Herzl and political Zionism, the Second Aliyah, and World War I Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	269
Part Two: The British Mandate period 1917/18–1947/48
Chapter 7. The Balfour Declaration, the British conquest of Eretz Israel, and military rule, 1917–1920 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	325
Chapter 8. The peace conferences; developments in Eretz Israel under High Commissioner Herbert Samuel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	383
Chapter 9. High Commissioners Herbert Plumer (1925–1928) and John Chancellor (1929–1931); the riots of 1928–1929 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	441
Chapter 10. High Commissioner Wauchope: the first years, 1931–1935 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	493
Chapter 11. The end of the British Mandate, 1936–1947 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	549
Chapter 12. Israel’s War of Independence, 1947–1949 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	609
General summary: The making of Eretz Israel as a geographical entity and establishment of the State of Israel within it: The result of a process of 150 years, 1799–1949 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	669
Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	685
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	707

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eBook published on:

March 9, 2020

eBook ISBN:

9783110626407

Hardcover published on:

March 9, 2020

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110625967

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Front matter:

16

Main content:

713

Illustrations:

132

Maps:

30

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110626407

eBook ISBN: 9783110626407

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110625967

Keywords for this book

Erez Israel; Palestine; Israel; Zionism; Middle East; Napoleon

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Academics with a focus on Israel Studies, the History of the Middle East, and historical geography of Erez Israel/Palestine

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