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The Star and the Stripes - A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews (Paperback)
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The Star and the Stripes - A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews (Paperback)
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An incisive account of the foreign policy beliefs of American Jews
from the nineteenth century to the present How do American Jews
envision their role in the world? Are they tribal-a people whose
obligations extend solely to their own? Or are they prophetic-a
light unto nations, working to repair the world? The Star and the
Stripes is an original, provocative interpretation of the effects
of these worldviews on the foreign policy beliefs of American Jews
since the nineteenth century. Michael Barnett argues that it all
begins with the political identity of American Jews. As Jews, they
are committed to their people's survival. As Americans, they
identify with, and believe their survival depends on, the American
principles of liberalism, religious freedom, and pluralism. This
identity and search for inclusion form a political theology of
prophetic Judaism that emphasizes the historic mission of Jews to
help create a world of peace and justice. The political theology of
prophetic Judaism accounts for two enduring features of the foreign
policy beliefs of American Jews. They exhibit a cosmopolitan
sensibility, advocating on behalf of human rights, humanitarianism,
and international law and organizations. They also are suspicious
of nationalism-including their own. Contrary to the conventional
wisdom that American Jews are natural-born Jewish nationalists,
Barnett charts a long history of ambivalence; this ambivalence
connects their early rejection of Zionism with the current debate
regarding their attachment to Israel. And, Barnett contends, this
growing ambivalence also explains the rising popularity of
humanitarian and social justice movements among American Jews.
Rooted in the understanding of how history shapes a political
community's sense of the world, The Star and the Stripes is a bold
reading of the past, present, and possible future foreign policies
of American Jews.
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