Derek Penslar

Israel in History

The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

Covering topical issues concerning the nature of the Israeli state, this engaging work presents essays that combine a variety of comparative schemes, both internal to Jewish civilization and extending throughout the world, such as: modern Jewish society, politics and culture; historical consciousness in the twentieth century; and Colonialism, anti-colonialism and postcolonial state-building. With its open-ended, comparative approach, "Israel in History" provides a useful means of correcting the biases found in so much scholarship on Israel, be it sympathetic or hostile. This book will appeal to scholars and students with research interests in many fields, including Israeli Studies, Middle East Studies, and Jewish Studies.

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This collection of essays provide a comparative historical analysis of Israel's history. In particular they tackle the often contentious issues of the nature of Zionism, whether Israel is a colonial state, historiography and antisemitism as well social and cultural developments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 162mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780415400367
• ISBN-10: 0415400368
• Artikelnr.: 22597731

Autorenporträt

Derek Penslar

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Writing Israeli History 1. Israel's 'New
History': From Innovation to Revisionism 2. Beyond Revisionism: Current
Directions in Israeli Historiography 3. Historians, Herzl and the
Palestinian Arabs: Myth and Counter-Myth Part 2: Continuity and Rupture 4.
Is Israel a Jewish State? 5. Is Israel a Colonial State? 6. Antisemites on
Zionism: From Indifference to Obsession Part 3: Zionism as a Technology 7.
Zionism as a Form of Jewish Social Policy 8. Technical Expertise and the
Construction of the State of Israel Part 4: From Jewish to Israeli Culture
9. Transmitting Jewish Culture: Radio in Israel 10. The Continuity of
Subversion: Hebrew Satire in Mandate Palestine

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Introduction Part 1: Writing Israeli History 1. Israel's 'New History': From Innovation to Revisionism 2. Beyond Revisionism: Current Directions in Israeli Historiography 3. Historians, Herzl and the Palestinian Arabs: Myth and Counter-Myth Part 2: Continuity and Rupture 4. Is Israel a Jewish State? 5. Is Israel a Colonial State? 6. Antisemites on Zionism: From Indifference to Obsession Part 3: Zionism as a Technology 7. Zionism as a Form of Jewish Social Policy 8. Technical Expertise and the Construction of the State of Israel Part 4: From Jewish to Israeli Culture 9. Transmitting Jewish Culture: Radio in Israel 10. The Continuity of Subversion: Hebrew Satire in Mandate Palestine

Rezensionen

'Covering topical issues concerning the nature of the Israeli state, this engaging work contains a collection of essays that provide a comparative historical analysis of Israel's history.' - The MiddleEast

'Israel in History provides a useful means of correcting the biases found in so much scholarship on Israel, be it sympathetic or hostile.' - The MiddleEast

'Covering topical issues concerning the nature of the Israeli state, this engaging work contains a collection of essays that provide a comparative historical analysis of Israel's history.' - The MiddleEast

'Israel in History provides a useful means of correcting the biases found in so much scholarship on Israel, be it sympathetic or hostile.' - The MiddleEast