{"product_id":"land-and-power-anita-shapira-9780804737760","title":"Land and Power: The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement--from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli conflict. . . . Shapira sifts through a vast body of material, ranging from essays, poems, and memoir literature to the unpublished minutes of political party and youth group meetings. Shapira interprets these sources with sensitivity and insight . . . and writes with power, compassion, and warmth. . . . A landmark book that is an outstanding contribution to the history of Zionist political thought and culture.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e--American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a superb book . . . a well-researched, detailed, and scholarly account that provides new and valuable insights into the dilemma posed by the formation and elaboration of a more forceful Israeli military posture.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Historian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Shapira's powerful, well-written, lucid intellectual history of a segment of the Zionist movement . . . is fascinating and easy to read.\" \u003ci\u003e--Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Shapira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804737762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804737760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.11w x 1.13d","brand":"Anita Shapira","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120255660287,"sku":"9780804737760","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e618b17d-0051-4fa2-9b17-3dc75c1226b0.jpg?v=1687413329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/land-and-power-anita-shapira-9780804737760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}