{"product_id":"my-promised-land-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-israel-paperback","title":"My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel - Paperback","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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAri Shavit's riveting work, now updated with new material, draws on historical documents, interviews, and private diaries and letters, as well as his own family's story, to create a narrative larger than the sum of its parts: both personal and of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.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709998444761,"sku":"9780385521710","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9780385521710.jpg?v=1778792377","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/my-promised-land-the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-israel-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}