My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel

Shavit, Ari, author.

Book 2018

"As he examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, Shavit asks difficult but important questions: why did Israel come to be? How did it come to be? Can it survive? Culminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that Israel is currently facing."-- Page [4] of cover

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Arab-Israeli conflict

Israel Politics and government

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ISBN:

9780385521710

Edition:

2018 trade paperback edition ; updated edition

Description:

xiv, 480 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Triumph and tragedy of Israel

Notes:

"Updated edition, including a new chapter"--Page [4] of cover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-456) and index

Contents:

At First Sight, 1897
Into the Valley, 1921
Orange Grove, 1936
Masada, 1942
Lydda, 1948
Housing Estate, 1957
The Project, 1967
Settlement, 1975
Gaza Beach, 1991
Peace, 1993
J'Accuse, 1999
Sex, Drugs, and the Israeli Condition, 2000
Up the Galilee, 2003
Reality Shock, 2006
Occupy Rothschild, 2011
Existential Challenge, 2013
The Millennial Challenge
By the Sea

Control Number:

3295205

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