What is modern Israel? / Yakov M. Rabkin ; translated by Fred A. Reed.
"Drawing on overlooked pages of history, including Jewish religious critiques of Zionism, Jakov Rabkin shows that Zionism was conceived as a break with Judaism and Jewish continuity. Israel's past and present must be seen in the context of European ethnic nationalism, colonial expansion an...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English French |
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London :
Pluto Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First English edition. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "Drawing on overlooked pages of history, including Jewish religious critiques of Zionism, Jakov Rabkin shows that Zionism was conceived as a break with Judaism and Jewish continuity. Israel's past and present must be seen in the context of European ethnic nationalism, colonial expansion and geopolitical interests, rather than as an incarnation of Biblical prophecies of a culmination of Jewish history. Dispelling the notion that every Jew is a Zionist and therefore a natural advocate for Israel, Rabkin also points to the Protestant roots of Zionism, explaining the particular support for Israel in the United States."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in 2014 by Les Éditions Écosociété, Montréal, under the title Comprendre l'État d'Israël. Idéologie, religion et société."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-217) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1783717823 9781783717828 |