| Likud Leaders: The Lives and Careers of Menahem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon Contributor(s): Mitchell, Thomas G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786497130 ISBN-13: 9780786497133 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Jewish Studies |
| Dewey: 956.940 |
| LCCN: 2015000541 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an exploration of the history and ideology of Revisionist Zionism--the stream of Zionism represented by the ruling Likud Party in Israel--from its inception in the 1920s under Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky through its modification under Herut Party leader Menahem Begin to the present. The main features of Revisionist Zionism under Jabotinsky are discussed, with each of the four Likud Party leaders receiving two to three chapters covering his early life, early career and rise to party leadership and his legacy for the party and the state. An overview is given of the 1940s underground careers of Menahem Begin as leader of the paramilitary organization Irgun Zvai Leumi, and Yitzhak Shamir as leader of the Lohemei Herut Israel. In conclusion the author examines common characteristics that the five leaders share and how the party may evolve in the future. |