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Menachem Begin a life
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Uniform Title
Begin. English
Title
Menachem Begin [electronic resource] : a life / Avi Shilon ; translated from the Hebrew by Danielle Zilberberg and Yoram Sharett.
ISBN
0300189036
9780300189032
0300162359
1283906457
9780300162356
9781283906456
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 545 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
English.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
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.
Variant and related titles
EBSCOhost eBook collection, Yale University Press.
Other formats
Print version: Shilon, Avi. Menachem Begin. Cumberland : Yale University Press, ©2014
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 08, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biography.
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