| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 454 pages) |
| Contents |
The intellectual origins of Ben-Gurion's Zionism -- The Holocaust and its lessons -- Ben-Gurion between right and left -- Ben-Gurion and the Israel Defense Forces : from its formation to the Suez -- Sinai campaign of 1956 -- From the 1956 war to the 'Lavon Affair' -- From the 'Lavon Affair' to the Six-Day War -- Epilogue : the renaissance that waned and its leader |
| Summary |
"This book offers a reappraisal of David Ben-Gurion's role in Jewish-Israeli history from the perspective of the twenty-first century, in the larger context of the Zionist "renaissance," of which he was a major and unique exponent. Some have described Ben-Gurion's Zionism as a dream that has gone sour, or a utopia doomed to be unfulfilled. Now - after the dust surrounding Israel's founding father has settled, archives have been opened, and perspective has been gained since Ben-Gurion's downfall - this book presents a fresh look at this statesman-intellectual and his success and tragic failures during a unique period of time that he and his peers described as the "Jewish renaissance." The resulting reappraisal offers a new analysis of Ben-Gurion's actual role as a major player in Israeli, Middle Eastern, and global politics"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Translated from the Hebrew |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973.
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| SUBJECT |
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 fast |
| Subject |
Labor Zionism -- Israel -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY.
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Labor Zionism
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Israel -- Politics and government -- 1948-1967. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011901
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Israel -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Israel
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511860768 |
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0511860765 |
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9780511762437 |
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0511762437 |
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