{"product_id":"my-promised-land-ari-shavit-9780385521710","title":"My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA deeply reported, deeply personal history of Zionism and Israel that does something few books even attempt: It balances the strength and weakness, the idealism and the brutality, the hope and the horror, that has always been at Zionism's heart.\"--Ezra Klein, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Natan Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAri Shavit's riveting work, now updated with new material, draws on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family's story, to create a narrative larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and of profound historical dimension. As he examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, Shavit asks difficult but important questions: Why did Israel come to be? How did it come to be? Can it survive? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCulminating with an analysis of the issues and threats that Israel is facing\u003ci\u003e, My Promised Land \u003c\/i\u003euses the defining events of the past to shed new light on the present. Shavit's analysis of Israeli history provides a landmark portrait of a small, vibrant country living on the edge, whose identity and presence play a crucial role in today's global political landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ari Shavit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385521715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385521710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Ari Shavit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049312940287,"sku":"9780385521710","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8968292-3747-4161-b724-4ee37b457444.jpg?v=1685000861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-promised-land-ari-shavit-9780385521710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}