1 option
Chasing utopia : the future of the kibbutz in a divided Israel / by David Leach.
Van Pelt Library HX742.2.A3 L43 2016
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leach, David, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leach, David, 1968---Travel--Israel.
- Leach, David.
- Leach, David, 1968-.
- Kibbutzim.
- Manners and customs.
- Social conditions.
- Travel.
- Israel--Social conditions--21st century.
- Israel.
- Israel--Social life and customs--21st century.
- Arab-Israeli conflict--1993-.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 304 pages : map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : ECW Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Chasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel draws readers into the quest for answers TO the defining political conflict of our era by investigating bow the State of Israel all started: with the humble kibbutz. Acclaimed author David Leach revisits his raucous memories of life as a kibbutz volunteer and returns to meet a new generation of Jewish and Arab citizens struggling to forge A better future together. Criss-crossing the nation, Leach chronicles the controversial decline of Israel's kibbutz movement and witnesses a renaissance the original vision for a peaceable UTOPIA in unexpected corners of the Promised Land. Chasing Utopia is an entertaining and enlightening portrait of a divided nation where hope persists against the odds. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Who Killed the Kibbutz? 1
- 1 Ghetto Life in the Finger of Galilee 2
- 2 Between the Hammer and the Anvil 23
- 3 A Few Grams of Courage 43
- 4 A Village Under Siege 59
- 5 The Final Solution 73
- 6 Stories from the Ass 89
- 7 Moving the State 105
- 8 The Shouting Fence 119
- 9 The Architecture of Hope 131
- Part 2 Look Back to Galilee 143
- 10 Born This Way 144
- 11 Buried History 157
- 12 Buying Cat Food with the King of Achziv 168
- 13 Living in Glass Houses 181
- 14 A Dry Season in the Garden of Eden 194
- 15 Love and Rockers 206
- 16 More Than a House 219
- 17 Broken Promises in the Promised Land 231
- 18 Revival of Faith 244
- 19 Boxing Hope 261.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Leach, David, 1968-, author. Chasing utopia.
- ISBN:
- 9781770413405
- 1770413405
- OCLC:
- 947134226
- Publisher Number:
- 99968908007
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.