Zionism and the Creation of a New Society

by Halpern, Ben

• ISBN13: 9781584650232
• ISBN10: 1584650230
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Brandeis Univ

Summary

Two experts trace the development of the Zionist idea from its earliest expressions up to the birth of the State of Israel.

Author Biography

JEHUDA REINHARZ is Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and President of Brandeis University. He is author, editor, or coeditor of numerous books, including Zionism and Religion (1998), Essential Papers on Zionism (1995), Chaim Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman (1993), and Israel in the Middle East (1984).

BEN HALPERN (1912 - 90) was Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. Among his studies of the modern Jewish experience are A Clash of Heroes (1987) and The Idea of the Jewish State (1969).

Table of Contents

Studies In Jewish History	p. ii
Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 3
the Social Sources of Zionism	p. 8
the Setting	p. 25
the Yishuv, Old and New	p. 46
Settlers and Patrons	p. 59
the Conflict of Tradition and Idea	p. 90
Zionism and the Left	p. 120
the Young Workers	p. 145
Growth of the Zionist Parties	p. 172
the Hegemony of Labor	p. 196
the National Home	p. 229
Notes	p. 273
A Note on Bibliography	p. 277
Index	p. 281
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