“The Palestine Mandate: 1920-1948”
Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory, Upper-Level Seminar, Emory University, Spring 2007
This junior/senior colloquium reviews the 30-year history before the creation of Israel in 1948. We try to answer the question “Why and how did the Zionists succeed in building a national home?” Using primary and secondary sources, the course reviews social, economic and political issues that influenced the development of Zionism, affected the creation of Israel, and saw the emergence of Palestinian national identity, the creation of Israel and Palestinian refugees, and the unfolding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Students concentrate on understanding the internal workings of Arab, British and Zionist communities and their relationships with one another. Students use a variety of historical sources, including unpublished dissertations, period newspapers, memoirs, monographs, biographies and novels of the era.
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