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  • The Founding Myths of Israel

    Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State

    by Zeev Sternhell ...
    Translated by David Maisel ...
    The well-known historian and political scientist Zeev Sternhell here advances a radically new interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. The founders claimed that they intended to create both a landed state for the Jewish people and a socialist society. However, according to Sternhell, socialism served the leaders of the influential labor movement more as a rhetorical resource for the ... Read more

    $63.79 CAD

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  • Decoding the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians: The History and Terms of the Middle East Peace Process

    by Charles River Editors ...
    Decoding the Conflict Between Israel and the Palestinians cannot solve the peace process, nor does it heap credit or blame on any of the sides. This book goes about breaking down all the terms often thrown around in the Middle East that make the peace process a political minefield, and one that both beginners and sophisticated followers have a hard time keeping up with. Serving as both a glossary ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • The Way to the Spring

    Life and Death in Palestine

    by Ben Ehrenreich ...
    From an award-winning journalist, a brave and necessary immersion into the everyday struggles of Palestinian lifeOver the past three years, American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families in its largest cities and its smallest villages. Along the way he has written major stories for American outlets, including a remarkable New ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Legends of the Jews

    All four volumes in a single file

    by Louis Ginzberg ...
    Bible times and characters from creation to Esther. The introduction begins: "The term Rabbinic was applied to the Jewish Literature of post-Biblical times by those who conceived the Judaism of the later epoch to be something different from the Judaism of the Bible, something actually opposed to it. Such observers held that the Jewish nation ceased to exist with the moment when its political ... Read more

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  • The Land of Blood and Honey

    The Rise of Modern Israel

    by Martin van Creveld ...
    The definitive one-volume history of Israel by its most distinguished historianFrom its Zionist beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century through the past sixty, tumultuous years, the state of Israel has been, as van Creveld argues, "the greatest success story in the entire twentieth century." In this crisp volume, he skillfully relates the improbable story of a nationless people who, given ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Lords of the Land

    The War Over Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007

    by Idith Zertal, Akiva Eldar ...
    Lords of the Land tells the tragic story of Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the aftermath of the 1967 war and Israel's devastating victory over its Arab neighbors, catastrophe struck both the soul and psyche of the state of Israel. Based on years of research, and written by one of Israel's leading historians and journalists, this involving narrative focuses on the settlers ... Read more

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  • The Crucible of Islam

    by G. W. Bowersock ...
    Little is known about sixth-century Arabia. Yet from this distant time and place emerged a faith and an empire that stretched from Iberia to India. G. W. Bowersock illuminates this obscure yet most dynamic period in Islam, exploring why arid Arabia proved to be fertile ground for Muhammad’s message and why it spread so quickly to the wider world. ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Israel

    A History

    by Anita Shapira ...
    Series series The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies
    Written by one of Israel’s most notable scholars, this volume provides a breathtaking history of Israel from the origins of the Zionist movement in the late nineteenth century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the volume explores the emergence of Zionism in Europe against the backdrop of relations among Jews, Arabs, and Turks, and the earliest pioneer settlements in Palestine under ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

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  • Israel/Palestine

    How to End the War of 1948

    by Tanya Reinhart ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    In Israel/Palestine, Reinhart traces the development of the Security Barrier and Israel’s new doctrine of "disengagement," launched in response to a looming Palestinian-majority population. Examining the official record of recent diplomacy, including United States–brokered accords and talks at Camp David, Oslo, and Taba, Reinhart explores the fundamental power imbalances between the negotiating ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • The Sword of David

    The Israeli Air Force at War

    by Donald J. McCarthy ...
    Founded in 1948, the Israeli Air Force has seen involvement in some of the most dramatic and important conflicts of postWorld War II history. In action during the Suez crisis and on call during the Gulf War, the Force continued to see active deployment right through to the 2006 Lebanon War and beyond into recent conflicts in Gaza. This is a timely release, which sets recent events in historical ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Invention of the Land of Israel

    From Holy Land to Homeland

    by Shlomo Sand ...
    Translated by Geremy Forman ...
    This groundbreaking work deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the ‘Holy Land’ of Israel—and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it.What is a homeland, and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for them throughout the 20thcentury? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial Invention of the Jewish ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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  • Israel-Palestine: who's the Victim?

    by Shahbaz Fazal ...
    Israel and Palestine are often in the news, but seldom does the mainstream media explain the essential issues of this long running conflict. This short book does just that. It covers the main events and conflicts from 2008 to the end of 2014, and most importantly, it explains the underlying issues that have been driving this conflict since 1948, (with their origins in 1917).Palestinian people say ... Read more

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