{"product_id":"the-accidental-empire-gershom-gorenberg-9780805082418","title":"The Accidental Empire: Israel and the Birth of the Settlements, 1967-1977","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkably insightful . . . A groundbreaking revision that deserves to reframe the entire debate . . . It soars.\"--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, Gershom Gorenberg examines the strange birth of the settler movement in the ten years following the Six-Day War and finds that it was as much the child of Labor Party socialism as of religious extremism. The giants of Israeli history--Dayan, Meir, Eshkol, Allon--all played major roles in this drama, as did more contemporary figures like Sharon, Rabin, and Peres. Gorenberg also shows how three American presidents turned a blind eye to what was happening in the territories, and reveals their strategic reasons for doing so. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on newly opened archives and extensive interviews, Gorenberg calls into question much of what we think we know about this issue that continues to haunt the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gershom Gorenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805082417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805082418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/08\/2007 pg. 28","brand":"Gershom Gorenberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947226890495,"sku":"9780805082418","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6a2fa386-69a8-4bf8-a504-9621b3b0cfc4.jpg?v=1681517475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-accidental-empire-gershom-gorenberg-9780805082418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}