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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.

Modernity, modernism, and modernization in Zionism -- Martin Buber, Gershom Scholem, and the nationalization of Jewish myth -- Zionism and the modernization of messianism -- "Canaanism" between Zionism and post-Zionism

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.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Arab Nationalism and Zionism -- Arabs at the End of the Ottoman Empire -- Birth of Zionism -- Chapter 1: Promises Made and Broken -- Setting a Stage -- Britain and France Fan the Flames -- Betrayal -- The Map Is Not the Territory -- Growth of Zionism -- A Hard Life in Palestine -- Chapter 2: Nationalism After the War -- Creating Unity -- France Cracks Down in Syria -- Trouble in Iraq -- Another Revolt in Syria -- A Pan-Islamic Conference -- Violence in Palestine -- Revolt and Upset -- Chapter 3: Two Cultures and Their Struggles -- Renaissance of the Hebrew Language -- Speakers of the Dād -- The Golden Age of Arab Civilization -- Anti-Semitism and World War I -- The Holy City -- Home in the Kibbutz -- Oil -- Words and Pictures -- Chapter 4: Nationalism During World War II -- Arab Nationalism with a German Influence -- Al-Husseini and the Fuhrer -- Divisions in Iraq -- The Arab League -- Not by Argument -- Jews Unwelcome -- No Escape -- Chapter 5: The Birth of a Nation, and the Death of a Movement -- The United Nations Steps In -- Best Possible Evidence -- Partition -- War -- The End of Arab Nationalism -- Sykes-Picot One Hundred Years Later -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Further Information -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

The Jewish attachment to Zion is many centuries old. Although the modern Zionist movement was organized only a little more than a century ago, the roots of the Zionist idea reach back almost 4,000 years, to the day that the biblical patriarch Abraham left his home in Ur of the Chaldees to settle in the promised land The Historical Dictionary of Zionism is an excellent source of information on Zionism, its founders and leaders, its various strands and organizations, major events in its struggle, and its present status. By showing the movement's strengths and weaknesses, it also

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