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In search of Israel : the history of an idea
Uniform Title
Israel. English.
Title
In search of Israel : the history of an idea / Michael Brenner.
ISBN
9780691179285
069117928X
Publication
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Physical Description
xv, 372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Notes
"This edition is a substantially revised translation of Israel: Traum und Wirklichkeit des Jüdischen Staates by Michale Brenner, © Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, Munchen 2016."--Title page verso.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 20, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: A state (un)like any other state
The five seasons of 1897 : shaping the Jewish future. Winter in Berlin ; Spring in Vienna ; Summer in Basel ; Fall in Vilna ; Winter in Odessa
The seven-hour-land : a light unto the nations. Utopian ideals ; Hebrew revival ; Socialist dreams ; Orthodox reservations
The national home : a state in the making?. The autonomy solution ; The one-state solution ; The two-state solution ; The elsewhere solution
Original Israel : a state defining itself. What is a Jewish state? ; Who is a Jew in the Jewish state? ; Where is the new Canaan?
Greater Israel : a state expanding. Seventh day realities ; Messianic visions ; Apocalyptic nightmares ; Peace illusions
Global Israel : a state beyond borders. Israel abroad ; Israel imagined ; Israel lost and found
Conclusion : Israel's new order.
Genre/Form
History.
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