My promised land : the triumph and tragedy of Israel / Ari Shavit.
Publication details: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2014.Description: xiv, 445 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781922070593 (hardback)
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| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 956.05 SHA | Available | 055437 |
Includes index.
First published in New York by Spiegel & Grau in 2013.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index.
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.
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.
