My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel /
Shavit, Ari,
My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit. - First edition. - xiv, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index.
Questions 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.
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.
0385521707 9780385521703 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
2012046122
016274903 Uk
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel--Politics and government.
My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit. - First edition. - xiv, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index.
Questions 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.
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.
0385521707 9780385521703 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
2012046122
016274903 Uk
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel--Politics and government.