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22%OFFBoaz Neumann - Land and Desire in Early Zionism - 9781584659686 - V9781584659686
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Land and Desire in Early Zionism

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Description for Land and Desire in Early Zionism Paperback. A provocative look at the centrality of desire for "the Land" among early settlers in pre-state Israel Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
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 pioneer experience and its impact on Israeli history and collective memory, as well as on Israelis' abiding connection to the Land of Israel. His close readings of archival documents, memoirs, diaries, poetry, and prose of the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781584659686
SKU
V9781584659686
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