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David Ben-Gurion cast an enormous shadow across his world, and his legacy in the Middle East and beyond continues to be hotly debated to this day. There have been many books written about the life and accomplishments of the Zionist icon and founder of modern Israel, but this new biography by eminent Israeli historian Anita Shapira is the first to get to the core of the complex man who would become the face of a new nation. Shapira tells the Ben-Gurion story anew, focusing especially on the period in 1948 immediately following Israel's declaration of independence, a time few historians have concentrated on and none have explored in such intimate detail. Through her intensive research and access to Ben-Gurion's personal archives and rarely viewed documents and letters, the author gained powerful insights into his private persona. Her fascinating literary portrait of David Ben-Gurion bares the flesh-and-blood man inside the influential historical figure who brought the Zionist dream to full fruition.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Ben-Gurion
• Author: Anita Shapira
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780300180459
• ISBN: 0300180454
• ID: 04574800
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Weight: 476 g
• Dimensions: 219 × 153 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. January 2015

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