Essential papers on Zionism
By: edited by Jehuda Reinharz and Anita Shapira.
Contributors: Reinharz, Jehuda.; Shapira, Anita.
Series: Essential papers on Jewish studies
Publisher: New York University Press; NYU Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 857
Subjects: Zionism -- History; Jews -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century; Hebrew literature, Modern -- Palestine -- History and criticism
Description: Zionism, more than any other social and political movement in the modern era, has completely and fundamentally altered the self-image of the Jewish people and its relations with the non-Jewish world. As the dominant expression of Jewish nationalism, Zionism revolutionized the very concept of Jewish peoplehood, taking upon itself the transformation of the Jewish people from a minority into a majority, and from a diaspora community into a territorial one.

Bringing together for the first time the work of the most distinguished historians of Zionism and the Yishuv (pre-state Israeli society), much never before translated into English, this volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the history of Zionism.

The contributions are diverse, examining such topics as the ideological development of the Jewish nationalist movement, Zionism and the diaspora, Zionist trends in the Land of Israel, relations between Jews, Arabs, and the British in Palestine, and Zionism as a movement of cultural renaissance.
Notes: Some papers translated from Hebrew.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 823-826) and index.