Lioness : Golda Meir and the nation of Israel / Francine Klagsbrun.
Title:
Lioness : Golda Meir and the nation of Israel / Francine Klagsbrun.
ISBN:
9780805242379
9780805243505
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Schocken Books, [2017]
Physical Description:
xix, 824 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction : "Call me Golda" -- Part one. Stubborn roots. The carpenter's daughter -- An American girl -- "Dearest Gogo" -- The path to Palestine -- Part two. Ascent. "New Jews" -- The dark years -- A star is born -- Pioneer woman -- Black clouds rising -- "And the heart breaking" -- Life and death -- Ein Breira--no alternative -- "Nevertheless : a woman" -- 1947 : the turning point -- "The time is now" -- Part three. Madam Minister. Moscow -- "Either immigrants or shoes" -- The politician -- "Golda Meir" -- Conflict and charisma -- "A mutual distancing" -- Seat of power -- Part four. Premier. The chosen -- A different kind of war -- "What has happened to us?" -- Terror, territories, and the Palestinian question -- Premier Meir and President Sadat -- "I will never again be the person I was" -- An "irrevocable" decision -- "My only fear is to live too long" -- Endings : "I've always been a realist."
Summary:
"The definitive biography of Golda Meir: the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most notable women of our time"-- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
ocn969386218
Availability:
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