{"product_id":"9781770413405","title":"Chasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating, non-partisan exploration of an incendiary region\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042684879088,"sku":"9781770413405","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770413405_p0.jpg?v=1763707189","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770413405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}