Menachem Begin
Subtitle: a life
By: Avi Shilon ; translated from the Hebrew by Danielle Zilberberg and Yoram Sharett
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9780300162356
Subjects: Revisionist Zionists; Politics and government; Prime ministers; Biography
Work titles: Begin
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Political talent; title: A commander's getaway; title: Going underground; title: Declaration of rebellion; title: A bomb in the heart of the empire; title: Jubilation and disappointment; title: Rejected and outcast; title: Be killed but do not transgress; title: Buds of legitimacy; title: The breakthrough; title: Once more a rebel; title: Against expectations; title: God, you have chosen us to rule; title: No more war; title: Deterioration; title: The Begin doctrine; title: King of israel; title: There will be not a single katyusha; title: The downfall; title: Self-flagellation; title: Sharon was afraid of me; title: Epilogue.