{"product_id":"plowshares-into-swords-isbn-9781788739672","title":"Plowshares into Swords","description":"\u003cb\u003eA critical history of Israel and the Arab–Israeli conflict\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEminent historian Arno J. Mayer traces the thinkers, leaders, and shifting geopolitical contexts that shaped the founding and development of the Israeli state. He recovers for posterity internal critics such as the philosopher Martin Buber, who argued for peaceful coexistence with the Palestinian Arabs. “A sense of limits is the better part of valour,” Mayer insists. Plowshares into Swords explores Israel’s indefinite deferral of the “Arab Question,” the strategic thinking behind the building of settlements and border walls, and the endurance of Palestinian resistance.“In \u003ci\u003ePlowshares into Swords\u003c\/i\u003e, Arno Mayer gives a sweeping and often illuminating overview of the story of Zionism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArno Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of European History at Princeton University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Persistence of the Old Regime: Europe to the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Furies: Violence and Terror in the French and Russian Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlowshares into Swords: From Zionism to Israel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Did the Heavens Not Darken? The “Final Solution” in History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300355166437,"sku":"NP9781788739672","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781788739672.jpg?v=1767734887","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/plowshares-into-swords-isbn-9781788739672","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}