Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to

Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour

From Barbara W. Tuchman, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author of The Guns of August, comes history through a wide-angle lens: a fascinating chronicle of Britainâ€™s long relationship with Palestine and the Middle East, from the ancient world to the twentieth century.
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Historically, the British were drawn to the Holy Land for two major reasons: first, to translate the Bible into English and, later, to control the road to India and access to the oil of the Middle East. With the lucidity and vividness that characterize all her work, Barbara W. Tuchman follows these twin spiritual and imperial motivesâ€”the Bible and the swordâ€”to their seemingly inevitable endpoint, when Britain conquered Palestine at the conclusion of World War I. At that moment, in a gesture of significance and solemnity, the Balfour Declaration of 1917 established a British-sponsored mandate for a national home for the Jewish people. Throughout this characteristically vivid account, Tuchman demonstrates that the seeds of conflict were planted in the Middle East long before the official founding of the modern state of Israel.
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Praise for Bible and Sword
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â€œTuchman is a wise and witty writer, a shrewd observer with a lively command of high drama.â€â€”The Philadelphia Inquirer
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â€œIn her mÃ©tier as a narrative popular historical writer, Barbara Tuchman is supreme.â€â€”Chicago Sun-Times
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780345314277
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1984-02-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345314277

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780345314277
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1984-02-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345314277

Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour

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