Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T. E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

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The rivalry that presaged the world's most tenacious conflict As the Arab-Israeli conflict continues to plague the Middle East, historian Ronald Florence offers extraordinary new insights on its origins. This is the story of T. E. Lawrence, the young British officer who became famous around the world as Lawrence of Arabia, Aaron Aaronsohn, an agronomist from Palestine, and the antagonism that divided them over the fate of the dying Ottoman Empire during World War I--a clash of visions that set Arab nationalism and Zionism on a direct collision course that reverberates to this day.

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In crafting complex and absorbing portraits of his two protagonists, Florence has produced a singular and important book that does much to illuminate the roots of today's debates over borders and birthrights in the troubled Middle East.
"The Providence Journal"


In crafting complex and absorbing portraits of his two protagonists, Florence has produced a singular and important book that does much to illuminate the roots of today s debates over borders and birthrights in the troubled Middle East.
"The Providence Journal"
a In crafting complex and absorbing portraits of his two protagonists, Florence has produced a singular and important book that does much to illuminate the roots of todayas debates over borders and birthrights in the troubled Middle East.a
a"The Providence Journal"
Florence skillfully blends geopolitical history and cloak-and-dagger tales
"The New Yorker"
Florences well-written and frequently surprising work sheds light on usually neglected aspects of Middle Eastern history.
"Booklist"
Fascinating Florence has done marvelous work Lawrence and Aaronsohn, their times and places, positively come alive.
"Chicago Jewish Star"
Florences well-written and frequently surprising work sheds light on usually neglected aspects of Middle Eastern history.
"Booklist"
Fascinating Florence has done marvelous work Lawrence and Aaronsohn, their times and places, positively come alive.
"Chicago Jewish Star"

Author Bio

Ronald Florence was born in California, educated at Berkeley and Harvard, and taught at colleges and universities, ran a foundation, raced sailboats, and raised Cotswold sheep before turning to full-time writing. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and travels frequently to Europe and the Middle East to research his novels and narrative histories.