{"product_id":"israeli-community-action-living-through-the-war-of-independence-hardback-9780253050755","title":"Israeli Community Action; Living Through the War of Independence (Hardback) 9780253050755","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIsraeli Community Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLiving Through the War of Independence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaula Kabalo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253050755\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 16 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.671 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Documents the emergence of citizens' and communal 'home front' organizations during Israel's War of Independence, and the first year of existence of the state, looking at areas of housing needs, commercial and merchants' rights, and relief and support for veterans and soldiers' families after demobilization.\"—Russell Stone, author of\u003ci\u003e Social Change in Israel: Attitudes and Events, 1967-1979\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Paula Kabalo's book presents the 1948 war from an entirely new perspective—through the trials and tribulations of ordinary Israelis. She also presents in detail the components that contribute to social resilience in the face of disaster, and although Israel has changed in many ways, this work is unfortunately still relevant today.\"—Orit Rozin, author of \u003ci\u003eA Home for All Jews: Citizenship, Rights, and National Identity in the New Israeli State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the 1948 Israeli War of Independence broke out, population centers were rocked by sniper fire, bombings, and roadside ambushes. As the fighting moved out of the cities into desert areas, private citizens and community organizations left behind organized to revitalize and restore life in their devastated communities. In \u003ci\u003eIsraeli Community Action\u003c\/i\u003e, Paula Kabalo presents a vivid portrait of these civilians who strove to help each other cope with the realities of war. \u003cbr\u003e Kabalo explores how civilian militias were recruited, how neighborhoods were protected, how older populations were enlisted into the war effort, and how women were organized to provide medical aid or establish refugee centers. She demonstrates that each phase of the war brought along new challenges to the population of the young state of Israel, but she also illuminates how the engagement of Israelis in community efforts brought them together and shored them up to face the future in their new country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Association, Efficacy, Capabilities\u003cbr\u003e I. Civic Association and Self-Help in a Voluntary Community, November 1947–May 14, 1948\u003cbr\u003e 1. Multiple Paths to Community Resilience—Displacement as an Impetus to Association \u003cbr\u003e 2. Economic War and War Economy—The Challenge to Business and Commercial Life\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"Literally Abandoned to Starvation\"—The Bureaucratization of Relief and the Question of Responsibility for Soldiers Families\u003cbr\u003e II. Association and Self-Help in a Sovereign Society—May 14, 1948–1949 \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Displaced Communities Regroup\u003cbr\u003e 5. Emergency Economy amid Emergency Normalcy —the Quest for Regularization, Improvement, and Influence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Soldiers' Wives and a 'Non-Governmental Government Committee for Inductees' Families'—the Question of Responsibility \u003cbr\u003e 7. The War Veterans' Civilian Struggle—Discharged Soldiers and Disabled Veterans Confront the Elected Echelon\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e List of Archives'\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525312508184,"sku":"9780253050755","price":71.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/israeli-community-action-living-through-the-war-of-independence-hardback-9780253050755","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}