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Title

  • Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T.E. Lawrence, Aaronsohn and the Seeds of the Arab-Israel Conflict

Summary

  • The Arab-Israeli conflict is often said to be biblical in its origins, with the children of Abraham contesting an ancient and eternal rivalry. But it can be argued that much of the conflict emerged less than a century ago in the turmoil of World War I. Historian and novelist Ronald Florence puts forth this argument in his new book, "Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T. E. Lawrence, Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israel Conflict." Florence discussed his book in a program sponsored jointly by the Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Hebrew Language Table. In "Lawrence and Aaronsohn," Florence shows how the Great Powers secretly plotted the future of the Middle East while a second lieutenant from Oxfordshire (Lawrence) and a Jewish agronomist from Palestine (Aaronsohn) imagined new nations--Arab and Jewish--rising from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. Lawrence, who would later become the iconic Lawrence of Arabia, garnered Arab support for British war strategies to advance the dreams of an Arab state. Aaron Aaronsohn gave up a distinguished career in science to establish a secret spy network in wartime Palestine, providing the intelligence that enabled the British victory over the Turks. In this gripping narrative history, Florence resurrects the exploits and sacrifices of an unsung Zionist hero, deconstructs the legend of Lawrence of Arabia and provides new perspectives on the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2007-12-03.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Literature
  • -  Religion

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion.
  • -  Ronald Florence.
  • -  Recorded on 2007-12-03.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.

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  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687911

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  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T.E. Lawrence, Aaronsohn and the Seeds of the Arab-Israel Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-03, 2007. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687911/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, S. B. (2007) Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T.E. Lawrence, Aaronsohn and the Seeds of the Arab-Israel Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-03. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687911/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T.E. Lawrence, Aaronsohn and the Seeds of the Arab-Israel Conflict. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -12-03, 2007. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687911/>.