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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0151011699
ISBN-13
9780151011698
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59062310
Product Key Features
Book Title
Aaronsohn's Maps : the Untold Story of the Man Who Might Have Created Peace in the Middle East
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Military / World War I, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Historical, Middle East / General, Jewish
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-002954
Reviews
[A] spry scholarly detective story... Goldstone honors both Aaronsohns, closing with notes on how Aaron''s plans for equitable water rights in Palestine might have led to peace today., PRAISE FOR MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR TOURISM "Original and fascinating."--Dennis Judd, coauthor of The Tourist City "[A] creative, witty, and insightful look at the ruthless underpinnings of international tourism."--Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , PRAISE FORMAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR TOURISM "Original and fascinating."--Dennis Judd, coauthor ofThe Tourist City "[A] creative, witty, and insightful look at the ruthless underpinnings of international tourism."--Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , "How we got to the Middle East of today is at the heart and soul of "Aaronsohn's Maps" by Patricia Goldstone. Goldstone has dug deep to come up with the bio of the agronomist, diplomat and spy who helped found Israel. There's more than a touch of T.E. Lawrence in this child of Jewish settlers in Palestine: Aaron Aaronsohn's spy network helped the British take Jerusalem in World War I; he compiled the first maps of water in the arid region; his sister, also a spy and possibly Lawrence's lover, was captured and tortured to death. Aaronsohn died in a plane crash in 1919; his vision for a peaceful Middle East died as well.", PRAISE FOR MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR TOURISM "Original and fascinating."--Dennis Judd, coauthor of The Tourist City "[A] creative, witty, and insightful look at the ruthless underpinnings of international tourism."--Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, PRAISE FOR MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR TOURISM "Original and fascinating."--Dennis Judd, coauthor of The Tourist City "[A] creative, witty, and insightful look at the ruthless underpinnings of international tourism."--Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University , "How we got to the Middle East of today is at the heart and soul of "Aaronsohn''s Maps" by Patricia Goldstone. Goldstone has dug deep to come up with the bio of the agronomist, diplomat and spy who helped found Israel. There''s more than a touch of T.E. Lawrence in this child of Jewish settlers in Palestine: Aaron Aaronsohn''s spy network helped the British take Jerusalem in World War I; he compiled the first maps of water in the arid region; his sister, also a spy and possibly Lawrence''s lover, was captured and tortured to death. Aaronsohn died in a plane crash in 1919; his vision for a peaceful Middle East died as well.", [A] well-researched, resourceful, politically balanced... account of the life of the man who made the fatal mistake of taking issue with the leaders of the Zionist movement... Hers is the first true biography., [A] spry scholarly detective story... Goldstone honors both Aaronsohns, closing with notes on how Aaron's plans for equitable water rights in Palestine might have led to peace today., [O]ffers the intriguing notion that, had Aaronsohn lived, his unique survey of Palestinian water sources could eventually have facilitated a peaceful boundary with Lebanon and Syria., Aaron Aaronsohn's fascinating story will come as a major surprise to most students of Middle Eastern history... a tour de force., Aaron Aaronsohn''s fascinating story will come as a major surprise to most students of Middle Eastern history... a tour de force.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
940.4/8641092 B
Synopsis
Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews.Born to Jewish settlers in Palestine, he ran a spy network that enabled the British to capture Jerusalem during World War I and made him the rival of his contemporary, T.E.Lawrence-who may also have been his flamboyant sister Sarah's lover.A rugged adventurer, Aaronsohn became convinced during his explorations of the Middle East that water would govern the region's fate.He compiled both the area's first detailed water maps and a plan for Palestine's national borders that predicted and-in its insistence on partnership between Arabs and Jews-might have prevented the decades of conflict to come.And he paid for his devotion to the new nation with his life.A history that speaks directly to the present, Aaronsohn's Maps reveals for the first time Aaronsohn's key role in establishing Israel and the enduring importance of Aaronsohn's maps in Middle Eastern politics today., Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews, as revealed in this new biography by the author of "Making the World Safe for Tourism.", Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews. Born to Jewish settlers in Palestine, he ran a spy network that enabled the British to capture Jerusalem during World War I and made him the rival of his contemporary, T. E. Lawrence--who may also have been his flamboyant sister Sarah's lover. A rugged adventurer, Aaronsohn became convinced during his explorations of the Middle East that water would govern the region's fate. He compiled both the area's first detailed water maps and a plan for Palestine's national borders that predicted and--in its insistence on partnership between Arabs and Jews--might have prevented the decades of conflict to come. And he paid for his devotion to the new nation with his life. A history that speaks directly to the present, Aaronsohn's Maps reveals for the first time Aaronsohn's key role in establishing Israel and the enduring importance of Aaronsohn's maps in Middle Eastern politics today., Scientist, diplomat, and spy, Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jews, as revealed in this new biography by the author of Making the World Safe for Tourism.
LC Classification Number
DS125.3.A32G65 2007
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