Glenn Frankel is an acclaimed author who delves into complex subjects with journalistic rigor. His work often probes history and culture, examining the formation of nations and myths. Frankel's style is characterized by depth and sensitivity, allowing readers to understand the nuances of often challenging topics. Through compelling storytelling, he uncovers intricate human narratives that resonate long after the final page.
"The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times-bestselling author of the behind-the-scenes explorations of the classic American Westerns High Noon and The Searchers now reveals the history of the controversial 1969 Oscar-winning film that signaled a dramatic shift in American popular culture."--Publisher's description.
Details the last seven turbulent years of civil unrest, political unheaval and diplomatic crisis in Israel, in which many of the long-standing assumptions, beliefs and practices that lay at the heart of Israeli society, were challenged and ultimately swept aside or remade.