Accidental Empire Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977

Name: Accidental Empire Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977
Price: 11.97 USD
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ISBN: 9780805082418

ISBN-10: 0805082417

ISBN-13: 9780805082418

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gershom Gorenberg

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"Remarkably insightful . . . A groundbreaking revision that deserves to reframe the entire debate . . . It soars."--The New York Times Book Review In "The Accidental Empire," Gershom Gorenberg examines the strange birth of the settler movement in the ten years following the Six-Day War and finds that it was as much the child of Labor Party socialism as of religious extremism. The giants of Israeli history--Dayan, Meir, Eshkol, Allon--all played major roles in this drama, as did more contemporary figures like Sharon, Rabin, and Peres. Gorenberg also shows how three American presidents turned a blind eye to what was happening in the territories, and reveals their strategic reasons for doing…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 3/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.08" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English