Aaronsohn's Maps
The Man Who Might Have Created Peace in the Modern Middle East
$25.99
- Paperback
334 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2015
Summary
Aaron Aaronsohn was one of the most extraordinary figures in the early struggle to create a homeland for the Jewish people. Brought to Palestine at age five, as a young man Aaronsohn was a rugged adventurer who became convinced during years of solo explorations that water should 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 prevent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781619025592 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1619025590 |
| Author: | Patricia Goldstone |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 334 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2015 |
| Weight: | 397g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Patricia Goldstone
Patricia Goldstone has been a reporter for the Los Angeles Times and a bureau chief for Cablevision. She has written for the Washington Post,Maclean’s, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and the Abu Dhabi National, among others. She holds a Master’s Degree in Literature from Trinity College in Dublin and is the author of Making the World Safefor Tourism (Yale University Press, 2001) and Aaronsohn’s Maps (Harcourt, 2007). She is a national award-winning playwright. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.
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