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Land and Power: The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948

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Description for Land and Power: The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948 Paperback. This work traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state. Translator(s): Templer, William. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3J; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.

This book traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement—from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state.

Reviews

"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli conflict. . . . Shapira sifts through a vast body of material, ranging from essays, poems, and memoir literature to the unpublished minutes of political party and youth group meetings. Shapira interprets these sources with ... Read more

—American Historical Review

"This is a superb book . . . a well-researched, detailed, and scholarly account that provides new and valuable insights into the dilemma posed by the formation and elaboration of a more forceful Israeli military posture."

—The Historian

"Shapira's powerful, well-written, lucid intellectual history of a segment of the Zionist movement . . . is fascinating and easy to read." —Journal of Economic Literature

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804737760
SKU
V9780804737760
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About Anita Shapira
Anita Shapira is Professor of Jewish History at Tel Aviv University.

Reviews for Land and Power: The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948
"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli conflict. . . . A landmark book that is an outstanding contribution to the history of Zionist political thought and culture."—American Historical Review "This is a superb book . . . well-researched, detailed, and scholarly."—The Historian

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