Zionism and the Biology of Jews (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book offers a unique perspective on Zionism. The author, a geneticist by training, focuses on science, rather than history. He looks at the claims that Jews constitute a people with common biological roots. An argument that helps provide justification for the aspirations of this political movement dedicated to the return of the Jewish people to their homeland. His study explores two issues. The first considers the assertion that there is a biology of the Jews. The second deals with attempts to integrate this idea into a consistent history. Both issues unfolded against the background of a romantic national culture of Western Europe in the 19th century: Jews, primarily from Eastern Europe, began to believe these notions and soon they took the lead in the re-formulation of Jewish and Zionist existence. The author does not intend to present a comprehensive picture of the biological literature of the origins of a people and the blood relations between them. He also recognizes that the subject is emotionally-loaded. The book does, however, present a profound mediation on three overlapping questions: What is special or unique to the Jews? Who were the genuine Jews? And how can one identify Jews? This volume is a revised and edited English version of Tzionut Vehabiologia shel Hayehudim, published in 2006.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, 19
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Raphael Falk
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	234
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-57344-1
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Hebrew
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > Biodiversity Books > Philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN:	3-319-57344-6
Barcode:	9783319573441

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