{"product_id":"the-israelis-ordinary-people-in-an-extraordinary-land-updated-in-2008-paperback","title":"The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land (Updated in 2008) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Rosenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A panorama of Israeli diversity\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times)\u003c\/i\u003e this is a vibrant, internationally acclaimed portrait of contemporary Israeli society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsrael is smaller than New Jersey, with 0.11% of the world's population, yet captures a lion's share of headlines. It looks like one country on CNN, a very different one on al-Jazeera. The BBC has their version, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e theirs. But how does Israel look to Israelis? The answers are varied, and they have been brought together here in one of the most original books about Israel in decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom battlefields to bedrooms to boardrooms, discover the colliding worlds in which an astounding mix of 7.2 million devoutly traditional and radically modern people live. You'll meet \"Arab Jews\" who fled Islamic countries, dreadlock-wearing Ethiopian immigrants who sing reggae in Hebrew, Christians in Nazareth who publish an Arabic-style \u003ci\u003eCosmo\u003c\/i\u003e, young Israeli Muslims who know more about Judaism than most Jews of the Diaspora, ultra-Orthodox Jews on \"Modesty Patrols,\" and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterweaving hundreds of personal stories with intriguing new research, \u003ci\u003eThe Israelis\u003c\/i\u003e is lively, irreverent, and always fascinating.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonna Rosenthal is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Israelis\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eOrdinary People in an Extraordinary Land, \u003c\/i\u003e new and updated in 2008. Called the best book about Israelis in decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Israelis\u003c\/i\u003e has more than 100 excellent international reviews across the religious and political spectrums: from the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMs. Rosenthal was a news producer at Israel Television, reporter for Israel Radio and \u003ci\u003eThe Jerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and a lecturer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her articles have appeared in The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Ms. Rosenthal has reported from Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan and was the first journalist to travel to remote mountain villages of Ethiopia and introduce Israel Radio audiences to the Jews of Ethiopia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA winner of three Lowell Thomas Journalism Awards: Best Investigative Reporting, Best Foreign Travel Reporting (The New York Times) and Best Adventure Travel Writing, she has reported from the Middle East, Asia and Africa and South America. An expert on contemporary Israelis, she frequently is interviewed on TV and radio about Israel--from CNN to ABC to National Public Radio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a Publishers Weekly's national survey, Ms. Rosenthal placed in the TOP TEN most popular speakers about Israel--and only female author. She has spoken about modern Israelis at over 25 universities--from Harvard to UCLA to Georgetown. And to audiences from Silicon Valley to Japan and from Germany to Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMs. Rosenthal has taught journalism at three universities. She holds a BA from University of California Berkeley (Political Science) and a Masters of Science (International Relations\/Middle East) from The London School of Economics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.42 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758764327200,"sku":"9780743270359","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2b430a286286a797aa84273eb278fa60.webp?v=1780134857","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-israelis-ordinary-people-in-an-extraordinary-land-updated-in-2008-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}