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The Star and the Stripes - A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews (Hardcover)
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The Star and the Stripes - A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews (Hardcover)
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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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