Colin Shindler is Emeritus Professor at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies and the founding chairman of the European Association of Israel Studies. He is the author of eight books on Israel including the bestselling History of Modern Israel (Cambridge, 2008 and 2013), which has been translated into Italian, Polish and Estonian.
Introduction
1. Birth and rebirth
2. Fully fledged Zionism
3. An army of Jews
4. The making of the Revisionists
5. The maximalists
6. The legacy of Abba Ahimeir
7. The Arabs of Palestine
8. The road of active resistance
9. Retaliation, violence and turmoil
10. The Irgun and the Lehi
11. The fight for independence
12. From military underground to political party
13. The survival of the fittest
14. Expanding the political circle
15. The road to power
16. A coming of age
17. The permanent revolution
18. The resurrection of Sharon.