| With Eyes Toward Zion--II: Themes and Sources in the Archives of the United States, Great Britain, Turkey and Israel Contributor(s): Davis, Moshe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275920909 ISBN-13: 9780275920906 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1986 Annotation: With Eyes Toward Zion II is a collection of papers by distinguished scholars who have set out to rediscover the Holy Land and what it means to America. They delve into the hundreds of books and pamphlets that have been written by archaeologists, historians, scientists, Biblical scholars, American consuls, novelists, missionaries, tourists, and, above all, settlers and builders of the land. What results is an overview of the relationship between the American people and the Holy Land until the birth of the State of Israel in 1948. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine |
| Dewey: 956.940 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: With Eyes Toward Zion |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 6.58" W x 9.48" (1.86 lbs) 434 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With Eyes Toward Zion II is a collection of papers by distinguished scholars who have set out to rediscover the Holy Land and what it means to America. They delve into the hundreds of books and pamphlets that have been written by archaeologists, historians, scientists, Biblical scholars, American consuls, novelists, missionaries, tourists, and, above all, settlers and builders of the land. What results is an overview of the relationship between the American people and the Holy Land until the birth of the State of Israel in 1948. |