Language:
English
Year of publication:
2007
Titel der Quelle:
History of European Ideas
Angaben zur Quelle:
33,3 (2007) 330-349
Keywords:
Ruppin, Arthur,
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Zionism Philosophy
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Zionism Historiography
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Philosophy
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Eretz Israel History 1517-1917, Ottoman period
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Eretz Israel History 1917-1948, British Mandate period
Abstract:
Arthur Ruppin was the central figure in the Zionist colonization project in Palestine-Land of Israel in the decades preceding the establishment of the State of Israel. Ruppin's immense contribution gave him in Zionist historiography the title of ‘The Father of Jewish settlement in Palestine.’ Nevertheless, in spite of the title ‘Father,’ Zionist historiography actually treats him as a ‘Zionist clerk,’ diminishing his role to an apolitical expert on bureaucracy and the economy. Exploring the reasons for his ambiguous position in Zionist historiography and memory, the historical account in the following article reveals how formative were his activities not only in the establishment of the bureaucratic field of the Yishuv, but also in producing and disseminating the modern Hebrew identity models. Consequently the article analyzes the relation of these models to the German-social Darwinist perceptions and practices which shaped Ruppin's cultural identity, weltanschauung and actions.
Description / Table of Contents:
Morris-Reich, Amos. Ruppin and the peculiarities of race: a response to Etan Bloom. Ibid. 34,1 (2008) 116-119.
DOI:
10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2007.02.002
DOI:
10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2007.10.004
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