My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit.
Publication details: New York Spiegel & Grau 2013Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780385521703 (hbk. : acidfree paper)
- 0385521707
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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900 - 999 | Markdale Branch Shelves | 956.054 Sha (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 33436003086714 |
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.
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