{"product_id":"chasing-utopia-the-future-of-the-kibbutz-in-a-divided-israel-by-david-leach","title":"Chasing Utopia The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel by David Leach","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating, non-partisan exploration of an incendiary region\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSay the word “Israel” today and it sparks images of walls and rockets and a bloody conflict without end. Yet for decades, the symbol of the Jewish State was the noble pioneer draining the swamps and making the deserts bloom: the legendary kibbutznik. So what ever happened to the pioneers’ dream of founding a socialist utopia in the land called Palestine?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel\u003c\/i\u003e draws readers into the quest for answers to the defining political conflict of our era. Acclaimed author David Leach revisits his raucous memories of life as a kibbutz volunteer and returns to meet a new generation of Jewish and Arab citizens struggling to forge a better future together. Crisscrossing the nation, Leach chronicles the controversial decline of Israel’s kibbutz movement and witnesses a renaissance of the original vision for a peaceable utopia in unexpected corners of the Promised Land. \u003ci\u003eChasing Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and enlightening portrait of a divided nation where hope persists against the odds.\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781770413405\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43015539851327,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/9177833482818.jpg?v=1773741447","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/chasing-utopia-the-future-of-the-kibbutz-in-a-divided-israel-by-david-leach","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}