Author: Sir Leon SIMON
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism ... Translated from the Hebrew by Leon Simon
Author: Sir Leon SIMON
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism
Author: Ahad Ha'am
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
"Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism" by Ahad Ha'am (translated by Leon Simon). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
"Ten Essays on Zionism and Judaism" by Ahad Ha'am (translated by Leon Simon). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Bibliography of Modern Hebrew Literature in English Translation
Author:
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412818148
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412818148
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The Founding Myths of Israel
Author: Zeev Sternhell
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140082236X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The well-known historian and political scientist Zeev Sternhell here advances a radically new interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. The founders claimed that they intended to create both a landed state for the Jewish people and a socialist society. However, according to Sternhell, socialism served the leaders of the influential labor movement more as a rhetorical resource for the legitimation of the national project of establishing a Jewish state than as a blueprint for a just society. In this thought-provoking book, Sternhell demonstrates how socialist principles were consistently subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. Sternhell explains how the avowedly socialist leaders of the dominant labor party, Mapai, especially David Ben Gurion and Berl Katznelson, never really believed in the prospects of realizing the "dream" of a new society, even though many of their working-class supporters were self-identified socialists. The founders of the state understood, from the very beginning, that not only socialism but also other universalistic ideologies like liberalism, were incompatible with cultural, historical, and territorial nationalism. Because nationalism took precedence over universal values, argues Sternhell, Israel has not evolved a constitution or a Bill of Rights, has not moved to separate state and religion, has failed to develop a liberal concept of citizenship, and, until the Oslo accords of 1993, did not recognize the rights of the Palestinians to independence. This is a controversial and timely book, which not only provides useful historical background to Israel's ongoing struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood, but also raises a question of general significance: is a national movement whose aim is a political and cultural revolution capable of coexisting with the universal values of secularism, individualism, and social justice? This bold critical reevaluation will unsettle long-standing myths as it contributes to a fresh new historiography of Zionism and Israel. At the same time, while it examines the past, The Founding Myths of Israel reflects profoundly on the future of the Jewish State.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140082236X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The well-known historian and political scientist Zeev Sternhell here advances a radically new interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. The founders claimed that they intended to create both a landed state for the Jewish people and a socialist society. However, according to Sternhell, socialism served the leaders of the influential labor movement more as a rhetorical resource for the legitimation of the national project of establishing a Jewish state than as a blueprint for a just society. In this thought-provoking book, Sternhell demonstrates how socialist principles were consistently subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. Sternhell explains how the avowedly socialist leaders of the dominant labor party, Mapai, especially David Ben Gurion and Berl Katznelson, never really believed in the prospects of realizing the "dream" of a new society, even though many of their working-class supporters were self-identified socialists. The founders of the state understood, from the very beginning, that not only socialism but also other universalistic ideologies like liberalism, were incompatible with cultural, historical, and territorial nationalism. Because nationalism took precedence over universal values, argues Sternhell, Israel has not evolved a constitution or a Bill of Rights, has not moved to separate state and religion, has failed to develop a liberal concept of citizenship, and, until the Oslo accords of 1993, did not recognize the rights of the Palestinians to independence. This is a controversial and timely book, which not only provides useful historical background to Israel's ongoing struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood, but also raises a question of general significance: is a national movement whose aim is a political and cultural revolution capable of coexisting with the universal values of secularism, individualism, and social justice? This bold critical reevaluation will unsettle long-standing myths as it contributes to a fresh new historiography of Zionism and Israel. At the same time, while it examines the past, The Founding Myths of Israel reflects profoundly on the future of the Jewish State.
Particularism and Universalism in Modern Jewish Thought
Author: Svante Lundgren
Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9781586841058
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Explores how modern Judaism has balanced between universalism and particularism.
Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
ISBN: 9781586841058
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Explores how modern Judaism has balanced between universalism and particularism.
The Intermediary
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The Moslem World
Author: Samuel Marinus Zwemer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Spectator
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 724
Book Description
A Political Theory for the Jewish People
Author: Chaim Gans
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190237546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"The book presents several interpretations of Zionism and the post-Zionist alternatives currently proposed for it as political theories for the Jews. It explicates their historiographical, philosophical and moral foundations and their implications for the relationships between Jews and Arabs in Israel/Palestine and between Jews in Israel and world Jews"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190237546
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
"The book presents several interpretations of Zionism and the post-Zionist alternatives currently proposed for it as political theories for the Jews. It explicates their historiographical, philosophical and moral foundations and their implications for the relationships between Jews and Arabs in Israel/Palestine and between Jews in Israel and world Jews"--
An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers
Author: Alan T. Levenson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742546073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion, the author addresses a range of issues, including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers have to teach non-Orthodox Jews and vice versa? Each chapter includes a short, judiciously chosen selection from the given author, along with questions to guide the reader through the material. Short biographical essays at the end of each chapter offer the reader recommendations for further readings and provide the low-down on which books are worth the reader's while. Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers represents a decade of the author's experience teaching students ranging from undergraduate age to their seventies. This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate classes.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780742546073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion, the author addresses a range of issues, including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers have to teach non-Orthodox Jews and vice versa? Each chapter includes a short, judiciously chosen selection from the given author, along with questions to guide the reader through the material. Short biographical essays at the end of each chapter offer the reader recommendations for further readings and provide the low-down on which books are worth the reader's while. Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers represents a decade of the author's experience teaching students ranging from undergraduate age to their seventies. This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate classes.