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In 2009, the Kibbutz Foundation reported that there were still 267 kibbutzim in Israel. And although predictions of their demise are common, the national kibbutz population has actually increased. But the organizations have undergone significant change, and papers in this work outline significant ones such as: legitimizing the use of paid outside labor, opening the children's houses to non-Kibbutz children, allowing members to work outside of the kibbutz, partnering with non-kibbutz investors, renting kibbutz apartments to nonmembers, and building residential neighborhoods nearby, in order to increase cash flow. The three parts of the book are: The Unfolding History of the Contemporary Kibbutz; Representations of Kibbutz Change; and Reinventing the Kibbutz. In the second part, particular attention is paid to the representation of kibbutzim in literature and cinema. This paperback reprint of a 2011 volume contains a new four page introduction. Annotation c2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
