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S E L E C T E D BOOK S ON I S RAE L *
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S y l v i a L a n d r e s s
ARCHAEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY
A
l b r ig h t
, W
il l iam
F
o x w e l l
.
Archaeology of Palestine. Baltimore, Penguin
Books, 1960. 271 p. $1.45.
A
r c h a e o l o g ic a l
I
n s t i t u t e
o f
A
m e r ic a
.
Archaeological discoveries in the
Holy Land. New York, Crowell, 1967. 220 p. $12.50.
Record of findings reviewed by working archaeologists and researchers.
L
a n d a y
, J
e rr y
M. Silent cities, sacred stones; archaeological discovery in
Israel. New York, McCall Books, 1971. 272 p. $12.95.
Well-told review.
O
r n i
, E
p h r a im
and
E
f r a t
, E
l i s h a
.
Geography of Israel. 3rd rev. ed. Jeru
salem, Israel Universities Press, 1971. 551 p.
Intensive study of the landscape, geological past, climate, population,
history and economic resources including the administered areas.
Y
a d in
, Y
ig a e l
.
Masada: Herod’s fortress and the Zealot’s last stand. Trans,
from the Hebrew by Moshe Pearlman. New York, Random House, 1966.
272 p. $15.00.
Distinguished archaeologist describes the history of Masada and the
archaeological discoveries.
HISTORY
A
l r o y
, G
il
C., ed. Attitudes toward Jewish statehood in the Arab world.
New York, American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle
East, 1971. 187 p. Paperbound. $2.95.
B
e g in
, M
e n a c h e m
.
Revolt. Los Angeles, Nash Publishing, 1972. 386 p.
$7.95.
Story of the Jewish underground in Palestine by former leader of the
Irgun. Reprint of 1951 work.
B
e n
- G
u r io n
, D
a v id
.
Israel: a personal history. New York, Funk and Wag-
nalls, 1971. 862 p. $20.00.
Former Prime Minister, one of the architects of the State of Israel,
narrates its history from the time of Abraham to the present.
C
o h e n
, A
h a r o n
.
Israel and the Arab world. Trans, from the Hebrew by
Aubrey Hodes, Naomi Handelman and Miriam Shimeoni. New York,
Funk and Wagnalls, 1970. 576 p. $15.00.
Comprehensive documented study of the relationship of Jews and
Arabs from the Biblical period to the present.
* Books listed are in print as of May 1, 1972.
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