The Land of Hope and Fear : Israel's Battle for Its Inner Soul
- Bib ID:
- 10002392
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Kershner, Isabel
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries
- Description:
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- Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2023
- 1 online resource (387 p.)
- File Characteristics:
- text file EPUB 3.8MB
- ISBN:
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- 1761385232
- 9781761385230
- Summary:
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A correspondent who has spent thirty years in Israel presents a rich, wide-ranging portrait of the Israeli people at a critical juncture in their country's history. Despite Israel's determined staying power in a hostile environment, its military might, and the innovation it fosters in businesses globally, the country is more divided than ever. The old guard -- socialist secular elites and idealists -- are a dying breed, and the state's democratic foundations are being challenged. A dynamic and exuberant country of nine million, Israel now largely comprises native-born Hebrew speakers, and yet any permanent sense of security and normalcy is elusive. In The Land of Hope and Fear, we meet Israelis -- Jews and Arabs, religious and secular, Eastern and Western, liberals and zealots -- plagued by perennial conflict and existential threats. Its citizens remain deeply polarised politically, socially, and ideologically, even as they undergo generational change and redefine what it is to be an Israeli. Who are these people, and to what do they aspire? In moving narratives and with on-the-ground reporting, Isabel Kershner reveals the core of what holds Israel together and the forces that threaten its future.
- Full contents:
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- Intro
- About The Author
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map
- Prologue
- 1 Desert Corals
- 2 Civil Wars
- 3 River of Discontent
- 4 A Tale of Two Kibbutzim
- 5 Outpost Millennials
- 6 Sabras and Olive Trees
- 7 Haredi and Israeli: Having It All
- 8 Half the People's Army
- 9 The Russians
- 10 High-Tech in the Sand
- 11 A Modern Exodus
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes.
- Notes:
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- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- General.
- Awards:
- Winner, Natan Notable Books Award, 2023.
- Subject:
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- Social conflict -- Israel -- History -- 21st century
- Ethnic groups & multicultural studies
- Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies
- History - Jewish
- History - Middle East
- History / Social History
- HISTORY -- Middle East -- General
- Israel
- Jewish studies
- Middle Eastern history
- Regional studies
- Social & cultural history
- Social conditions
- Social conflict
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies
- Social Science / Jewish Studies
- Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
- Social Science / Regional Studies
- Israel -- History -- 1993-
- Israel -- History -- 21st century
- Israel -- Politics and government -- 21st century
- Israel -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Genre/Form:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Scribe
- Available From:
- Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2023
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