TY - BOOK AU - Shavit,Ari TI - My promised land: the triumph and tragedy of Israel SN - 9781922070593 (hardback) U1 - 956.05/4 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Brunswick, Victoria PB - Scribe Publications KW - Arab-Israeli conflict KW - Israel KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes index; First published in New York by Spiegel & Grau in 2013; Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-424) and index; Question marks -- At first sight, 1897 -- Into the Valley, 1921 -- Orange grove, 1939 -- Masada, 1942 -- Lydda, 1948 -- Housing estate, 1957 -- The Project, 1967 -- Settlement, 1975 -- Gaza Beach, 1991 -- Peace, 1993 -- J'accuse, 1999 -- Sex, drugs, and the Israeli condition, 2000 -- Up the Galilee, 2003 -- Reality shock, 2006 -- Occupy Rothschild, 2011 -- Existential challenge, 2013 -- By the sea N2 - Presents an examination of Israel that traces the events that led the country to its current state of conflict through the stories of everyday citizens to illuminate the importance of lesser-known historical events ER -