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Lioness : Golda Meir and the nation of Israel / Francine Klagsbrun.

Summary:

"The definitive biography of Golda Meir: the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most notable women of our time"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780805242379
ISBN: 0805242376
Physical Description: xix, 824 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Schocken Books, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 698-784) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "Call me Golda" -- Part one. Stubborn roots -- The carpenter's daughter -- An American girl -- "Dearest Gogo" -- the path to Palestine -- Part two. Ascent -- "New Jews" -- The dark years -- A star is born -- Pioneer woman -- Black clouds rising -- "And the heart breaking" -- Life and death -- Ein Breira--no alternative -- "Nevertheless: a woman" -- 1947: the turning point -- "The time is now" -- Part three. Madam Minister -- Moscow -- "Either immigrants or shoes" -- The politician -- "Golda Meir" -- Conflict and charisma -- "A mutual distancing" -- Seat of power -- Part four. Premier -- The chosen -- A different kind of war -- "What has happened to us?" -- Terror, territories, and the Palestinian question -- Premier Meir and President Sadat -- "I will never again be the person I was" -- An "irrevocable" decision -- "My only fear is to live too long" -- Endings: "I've always been a realist."