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History of Zionism : a handbook and dictionary / Hershel Edelheit, Abfaham [i.e., Abraham] J. Edelheit.
LIBRA DS149 .E25 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edelheit, Hershel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zionism--History.
- Zionism.
- History.
- Zionism--Historiography.
- Zionism--Dictionaries.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 653 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- Part 1 History of Zionism
- 1 Land and State in Jewish Tradition 3
- Biblical Background 3
- Land and State in Rabbinic Literature 5
- Ideology and Praxis: Messianism 9
- On the Verge of Modern Nationalism 11
- 2 Early Glimmerings of Rebirth 17
- Enlightenment and Emancipation 17
- Post-Emancipation German Jewry 18
- The Jewish Problem 19
- Failure of Emancipation in Eastern Europe 20
- From Emancipation to Auto-Emancipation 21
- The Proto-Zionists 23
- Hibbat Zion 28
- 3 The Rise of Political Zionism 37
- Ideological Devlopments, 1891-1896 37
- Theodor Herzl: The Man and His Mission 39
- The First Zionist Congress 42
- Herzlian Diplomacy 44
- Ideology and Praxis 47
- Zionist Activity in the Shadow of Pogroms 49
- Zion or East Africa 50
- 4 From Herzl to Balfour 59
- Ideological Developments, 1904-1914 59
- Institutional Developments, 1904-1914 63
- The Yishuv's Growth, 1904-1914 65
- Zionism during World War I 69
- Forging an Anglo-Zionist Compact 74
- The Balfour Declaration 75
- 5 The Rise of a Jewish Polity 85
- Formalizing the Mandate 85
- Laying the Foundations, 1919-1923 90
- Institutional and Ideological Developments 92
- Yishuv Developments, 1924-1929 98
- 6 Zionism and Jewish Communal Politics 107
- Zionism and Modern Jewish Politics 107
- Zionism in Eastern Europe 110
- Zionism in Western Europe 117
- American Zionism 122
- Zionism in the Middle East 124
- Zionism in the British Empire 127
- Balance Sheet 129
- 7 Zionism, Arabism, and the British 137
- Legacies of Arab-Jewish Relations 137
- Arab Nationalism 138
- Zionism and the Arabs 140
- Arab Riots and Jewish Defense 142
- The British Response 144
- The Storm, 1930-1931 146
- 8 In the Shadow of the Holocaust 152
- The Rising Antisemitic Tide 152
- Boycott or Transfer? 159
- The Schism 162
- The Arab Revolt 165
- The Partition Plan 169
- Relations at a Breaking Point 174
- The Eleventh Hour 176
- The White Paper 177
- 9 War and Catastrophe 185
- Facing the White Paper 185
- Persecution and Resistance 186
- The Desperate Flight 189
- Zionist Fortunes and Misfortunes, 1940-1942 190
- The Biltmore Conference 192
- Zionism, the Great Powers, Wartime Rescue 194
- The Civil War 197
- The Yishuv's War Effort 198
- Perfidy or Powerlessness? 202
- 10 Revolt and Rebirth 209
- Liberation and Survival 209
- The Revolt 211
- American Intervention 213
- The Diplomatic Offensive 215
- The United Nations 218
- The Road to Independence 220
- The War of Independence 225
- Zionism Since 1948 228
- Part 2 Dictionary of Zionist Terms
- Table of Major Entries
- Agricultural Settlement(s) 235
- Aliya 239
- Aliya Bet 241
- Arabs 249
- Armistice Agreement(s) 252
- Balfour Declaration 256
- Certificates 267
- Committees of Investigation 269
- Conferences, International 275
- Conferences, Zionist 277
- Conquest of Communities 282
- Cyprus, Detention Camps 284
- Displaced Persons, Jewish 292
- Education 297
- Gentile Zionism 304
- Homa u-Migdal 333
- Israel, State of 337
- Jahreskonferenz 342
- Judaism and Zionism 343
- Land Ownership 351
- Leyl ha-Gesharim 354
- Mandate, League of Nations 359
- Megillat ha-Azamut 362
- Meora'ot 364
- Mitnadve Hutz la-Aretz 368
- Notar(im) 376
- Occupied Enemy Territories Administration 378
- Organizations 380
- Paratroopers, Palestinian 441
- Partition Plans 443
- Proto-Zionism 448
- Publications 449
- Rabbanut ha-Rashit 482
- Shekel 489
- Sochnut Yehudit 492
- Territorialism 502
- United Nations 513
- War of Independence 518
- White Paper(s) 526
- World War I 527
- World War II 530
- World Zionist Congress(es) 535
- World Zionist Organization 538
- Yishuv 545
- Zionist Leadership 574
- Zionut 609
- Zva ha-Hagana le-Israel 610.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-637) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0813329817
- OCLC:
- 41039926
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