ISBN:
9780813576091
,
9780813576107
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 321 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
24 cm
Year of publication:
2023
Series Statement:
Key words in Jewish studies volume 10
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Geschichte 1800-2022
;
Zionism / History
;
Land settlement / Palestine
;
HISTORY / Asia / General
;
Land settlement
;
Zionism
;
Middle East / Palestine
;
History
;
Palästina
;
Zionismus
;
Siedlung
;
Geschichte 1800-2022
Abstract:
"Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as a Zionist, the word connotates liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived for so many years after the establishment of the Israeli State. Zionism: An Emotional State expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feelings whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement's history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish Identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Part I. Terms of debate. 1 Staging Zionism -- Part II. State of the question. 2. Zionism as colonialism -- Part III. In a new key -- 3. Zionism to 1948: passion and solidarity -- 4. Zionism since 1948: a great romance -- 5. Zionism and the international community: from gratitude to betrayal -- 6. Hating Zionism
