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  • Essential Israel

    Essays for the 21st Century

    by Arnon Golan, Maoz Azaryahu, Michael Brenner, Alan Dowty, David Makovsky, Gil Troy, Yedidia Stern, Donna Robinson Divine, Steven Bayme, David Ellenson, Yaakov Ariel, Norman Stillman, Rachel S. Harris, Ranen Omer-Sherman, Carol Troen ...
    Series series Perspectives on Israel Studies
    "An excellent tool in Middle Eastern politics classes [and] an intellectual resource for experts who want to learn more about the complexities of Israel."— Reading ReligionAmericans debate constantly about Israel, its place in the Middle East, and its relations with the United States. Essential Israel examines a wide variety of complex issues and current concerns in historical and contemporary ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moynihan's Moment:America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism

    America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism

    by Gil Troy ...
    On November 10, 1975, the General Assembly of United Nations passed Resolution 3379, which declared Zionism a form of racism. Afterward, a tall man with long, graying hair, horned-rim glasses, and a bowtie stood to speak. He pronounced his words with the rounded tones of a Harvard academic, but his voice shook with outrage: "The United States rises to declare, before the General Assembly of the ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream

    by Gil Troy ...
    Since October 7, many students—and their parents—have been reeling. Hamas's rampage through Israel unleashed waves of anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Americanism—which had been building for decades, especially on campus. In these letters to his students, Professor Gil Troy, American presidential historian and Zionist activist, pushes back against the growing despair regarding America and the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Theodor Herzl - Zionist Writings (Vol. 1)

    The Zionist Idea: 1894-1896

    by Troy, Gil ...
    Series Book 1 - Theodor Herzl - Zionist Writings
    Nearly 125 years after the First Zionist Congress in August 1897, Theodor Herzl remains Israel’s iconic founder. Herzl was not the first to say that “the Jews are a people,” or that this harassed, belittled, detested, oppressed people needed a state in their homeland. But he said it in the right way at the right time. His efforts solidified the Zionist idea and launched the Zionist movement, which ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Polarizing First Lady

    by Gil Troy ...
    Series series Modern First Ladies
    For most first ladies, their years in the White House are their sole claim to fame. For one—Hillary Rodham Clinton—that tenure was just another step in a remarkable political career. Neither a “hit job” nor a facile tribute, Gil Troy’s lively and refreshingly nonsensational new book provides a revealing look at arguably the most polarizing First Lady in history and undoubtedly the most prominent ... Read more

    Was $21.99 USD Now $15.89 USD

  • Leading from the Center

    Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents

    by Gil Troy ...
    George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy-most would agree their presidencies were among the most successful in American history. But what made these very different men such effective leaders? According to presidential historian Gil Troy, these presidents succeeded not because of their bold political visions, but because of their moderation. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Zionist Ideas

    Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow

    by Gil Troy ...
    Series series JPS Anthologies of Jewish Thought
    The most comprehensive Zionist collection ever published, The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland—Then, Now, Tomorrow sheds light on the surprisingly diverse and shared visions for realizing Israel as a democratic Jewish state. Building on Arthur Hertzberg’s classic, The Zionist Idea, Gil Troy explores the backstories, dreams, and legacies of more than 170 passionate Jewish visionaries ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • See How They Ran

    by Gil Troy ...
    See How They Ran explores why candidates campaign as they do, why Americans complain about it, and what these evolving patterns and changing images tell us about American democracy itself.On the eve of every election, many Americans become convinced that this presidential campaign is worse than it has ever been. Frustrated, we long for the good old days of dignified campaigns and worthy candidates ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Never Alone

    Prison, Politics, and My People

    by Natan Sharansky, Gil Troy ...
    A classic account of courage, integrity, and most of all, belongingIn 1977, Natan Sharansky, a leading activist in the democratic dissident movement in the Soviet Union and the movement for free Jewish emigration, was arrested by the KGB. He spent nine years as a political prisoner, convicted of treason against the state. Every day, Sharansky fought for individual freedom in the face of overt ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Reagan Revolution

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Gil Troy ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    "They called it the Reagan revolution," Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. "Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values and our common sense." Nearly two decades after that 1989 speech, debate continues to rage over just how revolutionary those Reagan years were. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Living in the Eighties

    Edited by Gil Troy, Vincent J. Cannato ...
    Series series Viewpoints on American Culture
    Some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a "Morning in America" when Ronald Reagan revived America's economy, reoriented American politics, and restored Americans' faith in their country and in themselves. Others see the 1980s as a new "Gilded Age," an era that was selfish, superficial, glitzy, greedy, divisive, and destructive. This multifaceted exploration of the 1980s brings together a variety of ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Theodor Herzl - Zionist Writings (Vol. 2)

    The Zionist Movement: 1897-1900

    by Troy, Gil ...
    Series Book 2 - Theodor Herzl - Zionist Writings
    Nearly 125 years after the First Zionist Congress in August 1897, Theodor Herzl remains Israel’s iconic founder. Herzl was not the first to say that “the Jews are a people,” or that this harassed, belittled, detested, oppressed people needed a state in their homeland. But he said it in the right way at the right time. His efforts solidified the Zionist idea and launched the Zionist movement, which ... Read more

    $9.99 USD