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A History of Zionism

From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel

From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel

By Walter Laqueur

By Walter Laqueur

By Walter Laqueur

By Walter Laqueur

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    About A History of Zionism

    The definitive general history of the Zionist movement, by one of the most distinguished historians of our time.
     
    Walter Laqueur traces Zionism from its beginnings—with the emancipation of European Jewry from the ghettos in the wake of the French Revolution—to 1948, when the Zionist dream became a reality. He describes the contributions of such notable figures as Benjamin Disraeli, Moses Hess, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, and Sir Herbert Samuel, and he analyzes the seminal achievements of Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weitzmann, and David Ben Gurion.
     
    Laqueur outlines the differences between the various Zionist philosophies of the early twentieth century—socialist, Communist, revisionist, and cultural utopian—and he discusses both the religious and secular Jewish critics of the movement. He concluded with a dramatic account of the cataclysmic events of World War II, the clandestine immigration of Holocaust survivors, the tragic missed opportunities co-existence with both the Arab residents of Palestine and those in the surrounding countries, and the struggle to forge a new state on an ancient land. Laqueur’s new preface analyzes the present-day difficulties, and places them into a fascinating and aluable historical context.

    About A History of Zionism

    From one of the most distinguished historians of our time comes the definitive general history of the Zionist movement.

    About Walter Laqueur

    Walter Laqueur was born in what is now Wrocław, Poland in 1921. He is professor of history and an expert commentator on international affairs. Laqueur has written and edited more than twenty-five books, including Europe Since Hitler, A History of Zionism, Guerilla Warfare:… More about Walter Laqueur

    About Walter Laqueur

    Walter Laqueur was born in what is now Wrocław, Poland in 1921. He is professor of history and an expert commentator on international affairs. Laqueur has written and edited more than twenty-five books, including Europe Since Hitler, A History of Zionism, Guerilla Warfare:… More about Walter Laqueur

    Product Details

    Category: Middle Eastern World History | European World History

    Paperback | $22.95
    Published by Schocken
    May 20, 2003 | 688 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780805211498

    Category: Middle Eastern World History | European World History

    Ebook | $17.99
    Published by Schocken
    Jul 01, 2009 | 688 Pages | ISBN 9780307530851

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    Praise

    “Historical writing of the most thoughtful and serious kind.”
    —Newsweek
     
    “The best single volume for the general reader.”
    —The Economist
     
    “Laqueur’s rigorous objectivity elevates [this book] light-years above its predecessors in the field.”
    —The New York Times Book Review

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