| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 545 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Political talent -- A commander's getaway -- Going underground -- Declaration of rebellion -- A bomb in the heart of the empire -- Jubilation and disappointment -- Rejected and outcast -- Be killed but do not transgress -- Buds of legitimacy -- The breakthrough -- Once more a rebel -- Against expectations -- God, you have chosen us to rule -- No more war -- Deterioration -- The Begin doctrine -- King of israel -- There will be not a single katyusha -- The downfall -- Self-flagellation -- Sharon was afraid of me -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
Menachem Begin, father of Israel's right wing and sixth prime minister of the nation, was known for his unflinchingly hawkish ideology. Through Begin's remarkable life, this book also recounts the history of the right-wing segment of Israeli society, a story essential to understanding the Israel of today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992.
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Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992 |
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Revisionist Zionists -- Israel -- Biography
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Prime ministers -- Israel -- Biography
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- Israel.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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Politics and government
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Prime ministers
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Revisionist Zionists
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Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Israel
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012012189 |
| ISBN |
9780300189032 |
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0300189036 |
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