Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance
- ISBN-10
- 0674989929
- ISBN-13
- 9780674989924
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-09-17
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Amy Kaplan
Description
How did a Jewish state come to resonate profoundly with Americans in the twentieth century? Since WWII, Israel’s identity has been entangled with America’s belief in its own exceptionalism. Turning a critical eye on the two nations’ turbulent history together, Amy Kaplan unearths the roots of controversies that may well divide them in the future.
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