My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit.
My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit.
By
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Shavit, Ari.
Publication Date
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2013
Publication Information
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New York : Spiegel & Grau,
Physical Description
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xiv, 445 p. : ill., map.
Subject Term
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Arab-Israeli conflict.
Geographic Term
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Israel -- Politics and government.
Israel -- History.
Israel -- History -- 21st century.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index.
Summary
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Drawing on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family's story, My Promised Land is a riveting narrative that is larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and profound historical dimensions. As Ar Shavit examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, he 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
Language
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English
ISBN
:
9780385521703
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT NFIC - BASEMENT | Adult Non-Fiction - Basement | 956.05 SH2 | Checked In |