Exiled in the homeland : Zionism and the return to mandate Palestine / Donna Robinson Divine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Divine, Donna Robinson, 1941-

Series:

Jewish history, life, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zionism--History--20th century.

Zionism.

History.

Palestine--Politics and government--1917-1948.

Palestine.

Palestine--Emigration and immigration--20th century.

Physical Description:

viii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.

Summary:

Offering a new perspective on Zionism, Exiled in the Homeland draws on memoirs, newspaper accounts, and archival material to examine closely the lives of the men and women who immigrated to Palestine in the early twentieth century. Rather than reducing these historic settlements to a single, unified theme, Donna Robinson Divine's research reveals an extraordinary spectrum of motivations and experiences among these populations.

Though British rule and the yearning for a Jewish national home contributed to a foundation of solidarity, Exiled in the Homeland presents the many ways in which the message of emigration settled into the consciousness of the settlers. Considering the benefits and costs of their Zionist commitments, Divine explores a variety of motivations and outcomes, ranging from those newly arrived immigrants who harnessed their ambition for the goal of radical transformation to those who simply dreamed of living a better life. Also capturing the day-to-day experiences in families that faced scarce resources, as well as the British policies that shaped a variety of personal decisions on the part of the newcomers, Exiled in the Homeland provides new keys to understanding this pivotal chapter in Jewish history.

Contents:

Dispossession, displacement, and dreams: the meanings of auto-emancipation

Great Britain's colonial venture: the starting point

Making concessions: Zionist immigration politics

Mishnah impossible: Zionist attempts to transform the Jewish people

No Kaddish for exile, no path to redemption

Unsung heroes

Vital statistics and the statistics vital for a Jewish state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292719828

0292719825

OCLC:

276996109