Despite that it is the most interdisciplinary, most meaningful research on the history of early Israel I dont like it. This is because it lacks one important conclusion for me. It means how the present and future of a such powerful state as Israel reflects in its history from Bronze and Iron age.There are two ways of nations developing in the modern world. The first, the states with mixed nations and ethnical groups, they are majority, and the second one with a single nation. Pity or not, the first confirms the complex process of globalization. The bright example of it is the USA as " a melting pot". In the former USSR(Soviet Union), its leaders were trying to grow "home soveticus", but in vain. Another way is examples of Japan and Israel.One language, one religion, one nation are. These factors in combination with social and successful policy considerably increase the level of self-organisation of any nation. Thats why, I strongly recommend to use archaelogical facts from this book in understanding the modern success of Israel.