Chasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel

by David Leach

Book Overview

A fascinating, non-partisan exploration of an incendiary region

Say the word "Israel" today and it sparks images of walls and rockets and a bloody conflict without end. Yet for decades, the symbol of the Jewish State was the noble pioneer draining the swamps and making the deserts bloom: the legendary kibbutznik. So what ever happened to the pioneers' dream of founding a socialist utopia in the land called Palestine?

Chasing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770413405
• ISBN13: 9781770413405
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: ECW Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"