Land and Desire in Early Zionism
(Part of the The Schusterman Series in Israel Studies Series)
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This innovative study examines the responses of early-twentieth-century pioneers to "the Land" of Palestine. Early Zionist historiography portrayed these young settlers as heroic; later, more critical studies by the "new" historians and sociologists focused on their failures and shortcomings. Neumann argues for something else that historians have yet to identify--desire. Desire for the Land and a visceral identification with it begin to explain the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1584659688
ISBN13:9781584659686
Release Date:May 2011
Publisher:Brandeis University Press
Length:264 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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