| Record Number |
711725 |
| ISBN |
9781922070593 (hardback) |
| 0385521707 (hardback) |
| Author |
Shavit, Ari |
| Title |
My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit. |
| Publisher/Date |
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2014. |
| copyright2013 |
| Pagination etc. |
xiv, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note |
First published in New York by Spiegel & Grau in 2013. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index. |
| Contents note |
Question marks -- At first sight, 1897 -- Into the Valley, 1921 -- Orange grove, 1939 -- 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 -- By the sea. |
| Summary Note |
This book presents an examination of Israel that traces the events that led the country to its current state of conflict through the stories of everyday citizens to illuminate the importance of lesser-known historical events. As it examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, this book asks difficult but important questions: Why did Israel come to be? How did it come to be? Can Israel survive? Culminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that Israel is currently facing, this book uses the defining events of the past to shed new light on the present. The result is a landmark portrait of a small, vibrant country living on the edge, whose identity and presence play a crucial role in today's global political landscape. |
| Subject |
Arab-Israeli conflict |
| Israel -- Politics and government |
| Arab countries -- Politics and government |
| Shelf Location |
956.054 SHAV |
