books.google.co.il - Sicker examines the early stages of the process by which Palestine, an obscure and relatively miniscule backwater of the Ottoman Empire, became a critical factor in the history and convoluted politics of the modern Middle East. In doing this, he describes relevant aspects of the history of Palestine...http://books.google.co.il/books/about/Reshaping_Palestine.html?id=TWBxUi5fVS0C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareReshaping Palestine
