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Zionism is an international political movement that was originally dedicated to the resettlement of Jewish people in the Promised Land, and is now synonymous with support for the modern state of Israel. This addition to the Short Histories of Big Ideas series looks at the controversial and topical notion of Zionism from a balanced viewpoint, concentrating on where it came from, how it accomplished its goals, and why it affected so many people.

The relation between Zionism and Judaism (the Jewish religion) is paradoxical and complex. In its early days, Zionism was apparently a thoroughly secular political movement. In reality, while its ego was secular, its id has always been religious. And in recent times, the latter has emerged from its hidden recess and is parading in full view.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Post-Zionism in History -- The Post-Zionist Condition -- The Post-Zionist Debates Revisited -- Chapter Two: Amos Oz and the Zionist Intellectual -- Chapter Three: East and West on the Israeli Screen -- Chapter Four: Herzl and the Zionist Utopia -- Chapter Five: The Legacies of Hebrew Labor -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israeli state. Zionism: An Emotional State expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement's history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world

Intro -- Zionism -- Contents -- Foreword -- An "Inside Intellectual": Remarks on the Public Thought of Nathan Rotenstreich -- 1. Return and Modernity -- 2. Activity and the Present -- 3. Aspects of Renaissance -- 4. The Negation of the Diaspora -- 5. The Values of Israeli Society -- 6. Toward a Reformulation of Zionist Ideology -- Afterword -- Nathan Rotenstreich on Issues Relating to the Holocaust -- Appendix -- The Individual and Personal Responsibility -- The Holocaust as a Unique Historical Event -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.