Ronald Florence's LAWRENCE AND AARONSOHN in the Providence Journal

The roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict
BY EDWARD J. RENEHAN JR., The Providence Journal, Sunday, August 19, 2007

LAWRENCE AND AARONSOHN: T.E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Ronald Florence. Viking. 528 pages. $27.95.

"Florence does a superb job of contrasting these two fascinating characters. The flamboyant, romantic Lawrence who was so attracted by the free life of tribal randomness seems the polar opposite of the methodical, scientific Aaronsohn who was so dedicated to the creation of a Jewish homeland. 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 debate over borders and birthrights in the troubled Middle East."

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