Zionism and Technocracy

by Penslar, Derek Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780253342904
• ISBN10: 0253342902
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-08-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

"Zionism and Technocracy is important reading for anyone seriously interested in the development of the Yishuv during the last decades of Ottoman rule."  -- Choice"... stimulating and well written... " -- Shofar"A pioneering work on the most important aspect of early Zionist history, well researched, well written, highly to be recommended." -- Walter Laqueur"Taut and well-written with a fresh approach, Penslar's painstakingly researched study fills an important gap in the literature on the early Yishuv." -- The Jerusalem Post Magazine"Penslar has written one of the first 'social histories' of an important aspect of Zionism." -- David Sorkin"... Penslar presents an alternative perspective of those early days of Jewish settlement. Instead of a tale of individuals and their efforts, it is history of the organizational efforts to develop the institutions needed to reestablish the Jewish presence on the land." -- MidstreamThe creation of a Jewish homeland in modern Palestine represented a monumental technical achievement. This achievement, and the story of the Jewish technocrats from Central Europe who engineered it, is documented here for the first time -- bringing together social, intellectual, and institutional history in a pathbreaking study.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Notes on the Text	p. xi
Glossary of Hebrew Terms	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Palestinophilia and Pedagogy French Jewish Philanthropies in Palestine, 1870-1908	p. 13
From Philanthropy to State Building Theodor Herzl and the World Zionist Organization, 1897-1904	p. 41
Experiments with Colonial Models, 1903-1907	p. 60
Inner Colonization Arthur Ruppin and the Palestine Office, 1907-1909	p. 80
Eastern Influences the Apparatchik and the Pioneer, 1909-1911	p. 111
The Meeting of Minds, 1911-1918	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 150
Notes	p. 155
Bibliography	p. 189
Index	p. 205
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