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The Experiment That did not Fail: Image and Reality in the Israeli Kibbutz

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Alison M. Bowes
Alison M. Bowes
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Department of Sociology and Social Policy University of Stirlig, Scotland
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The kibbutzim of Israel show the world that communal living can be successful, and many observers have asked the questions: Can this success be repeated elsewhere? What are its lessons for other societies? In sociology, the validity and importance of comparative study and the intrinsic interest of the kibbutz way of life cannot be denied.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1990 , pp. 85 - 104
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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