The Returns of Zionism - Myths, Politics and Scholarship in Israel (Paperback, New)

In this original and wide-ranging study, Gabriel Piterberg examines theideology and literature behind the colonization of Palestine, from the latenineteenth century to the present. Exploring Zionism's origins in Central-EasternEuropean nationalism and settler movements, he shows how its texts can beplaced within a wider discourse of western colonization. Revisiting the work ofTheodor Herzl and Gershom Scholem, Anita Shapira and David Ben-Gurion, andbringing to light the writings of lesser-known scholars and thinkersinfluential in the formation of the Zionist myth, Piterberg breaks openprevailing views of Zionism, demonstrating that it was in fact unexceptional,expressing a consciousness and imagination typical of colonial settlermovements. Shaped by European ideological currents and the realities ofcolonial life, Zionism constructed its own story as a unique and impregnableone, in the process excluding the voices of an indigenous people-thePalestinian Arabs.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	June 2008
Authors:	Gabriel Piterberg
Dimensions:	236 x 157 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	298
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84467-260-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Promotions
LSN:	1-84467-260-3
Barcode:	9781844672608

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