Anita Shapira

Ben-gurion (Jewish Lives)

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ISBN 13:: 9780300180459
author:: Anita Shapira
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Yale University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 14.6 x 2.5 x 21 cm
Genre:: History, Countries & Regions, Asia
Condition:: New
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David Ben-Gurion: A Study in Leadership. This biography by renowned Israeli historian Anita Shapira offers a fresh perspective on the life and legacy of David Ben-Gurion, the Zionist leader who founded modern Israel. Focusing on the period after 1948, Shapira draws on extensive research and access to Ben-Gurion's personal archives to provide new insights into his personality and political leadership. Shapira's portrait reveals a complex individual who understood how to harness the circumstances that made the birth of the Israeli state possible. Through her expert analysis, she sheds light on the inner workings of Ben-Gurion's mind and the qualities that defined his remarkable career.

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