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The Kibbutz Movement: A History
Volume 1: Origins and Growth, 1909-1939
Author Information - Contents - Publication Details - Reviews - Prizes
'Notably thoughtful and scholarly . . . he has succeeded in putting
together an admirably coherent and clearly written account of the kibbutz
movement's history, an authoritative narrative account of which has long
been needed . . . is sure to serve as the standard text on the subject
for years to come.'
David Vital, Times Literary Supplement
'Long and scholarly volume . . . Near brings us every primary source
on the topic, making this material available to the non-Hebrew reader
for the first time . . . a treasure trove of information.'
Sara Reguer, AJS Review
Henry Near is Professor Emeritus of Jewish History and Education, Oranim College, University of Haifa and has been a member of Kibbutz Beit Ha’emek since 1955. He is the author of The Kibbutz and Society, 1923–1933 (1984), Studies in the Third Aliyah, 1919–1924 (with B. Ben-Avram, 1995), and Living in a Kibbutz (5th edition 1991). The second volume of his history of the kibbutz movement appeared in 1997.
Author Information - Contents - Publication Details - Reviews - Prizes
| Format | 21.5 x 13.5 cm / 5.5" x 8.5" |
| Pages | 450 pages, 40 photographs, 1 map, 18 tables |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-710069-1 |
| Price | £21.95 / $34.95 |
| Date of publication | hardback: 1992 out of print paperback: 21 February 2008 |
Winner of the Ben-Shemesh Prize for Historical Research for 1994 for Volume 1 of The Kibbutz Movement: A History
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© The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2008