Israel (Hardcover)

How did a community of a few thousand Jewish refugees become, in little over a century, a modern nation-state and homeland of half the world's Jews? Has modern Israel fulfilled the Zionist vision of becoming "a nation like other nations," or is it still, in Biblical terns, "a people that dwells alone"? Alan Dowty distils over half a century of study as an inside/outside analyst of Israel in tracing this remarkable story. It begins in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, when Jews fleeing Russian persecution established a renewed Jewish presence in their historic homeland. It continues through harsh struggle and in deep-rooted conflict with another people that sees Israel/Palestine equally as their homeland. Immensely successful by most standards, Israel today remains a center of contention and is still torn between its hard-earned role as a "normal" nation and the call of its particularistic, and unique, Jewish history.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2021
Authors:	A Dowty
Dimensions:	178 x 122 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-5095-3689-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Promotions
LSN:	1-5095-3689-2
Barcode:	9781509536894

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