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Michael Brenner's brilliant short survey of one of the most interesting and embattled movements of the contemporary world is the most reliable introduction available in English into a subject that has become in recent years a matter of much controversy, very often on the basis of ideological prejudice or simply ignorance. This admirably objective review of a multi faceted movement deals both with its cultural and political origins and manifestations. Walter Laqueur
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About the Author:
Michael Brenner, University of Munich and visiting professor at Stanford University and Johns Hopkins is the author of numerous publications including The Renaissance of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany and After the Holocaust: Rebuilding Jewish Lives in Postwar Germany.
Review:
In this translation of the German Geschichte des Zionismus (2002), Brenner (Jewish history and culture, U. of Munich) explains the early history of the movement for the Jewish return to the biblical land of Israel, foundational myths, and the status of Zionism since the founding of modern Israel. Includes posters for the cause, and a chronology spanning from 1825 (proposal for a Zionist community in upstate New York) to the 2011 protest movements in Israel. --Book News
A concise yet insightful survey ... An accessible yet scholarly translation --Midwest Book Review
"One of the strengths of this work is that Brenner does not have an ax to grind, nor does he come with an agenda ... Michael Brenner is a gifted storyteller who gleans the best stories from a rich and dynamic century." - Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book Council
A concise yet insightful survey ... An accessible yet scholarly translation --Midwest Book Review
"One of the strengths of this work is that Brenner does not have an ax to grind, nor does he come with an agenda ... Michael Brenner is a gifted storyteller who gleans the best stories from a rich and dynamic century." - Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book Council
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- PublisherMarkus Wiener Publishers
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1558765352
- ISBN 13 9781558765351
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages225
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