Churchill's promised land : Zionism and statecraft / Michael Makovsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Makovsky, Michael, 1963-

Series:

New Republic Book

A New Republic Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Churchill, Winston.

Zionism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Zionism.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Great Britain.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first to explore fully the role that Zionism played in the political thought of Winston Churchill. Michael Makovsky traces the development of Churchill's positions toward Zionism from the period leading up to the First World War through his final years as prime minister in the 1950's. Setting Churchill's attitudes toward Zionism within the context of his overall worldview as well as within the context of twentieth-century British diplomacy, Makovsky offers a unique contribution to our understanding of Churchill. Moving chronologically, the book looks at Churchill's career within the context of several major themes: his own worldview and political strategies, his understanding of British imperial interests, the moral impact of the Holocaust, his commitment to ideals of civilization, and his historical sentimentalism. While Churchill was largely sympathetic to the Jews and to the Zionist impulse, he was not without inconsistencies in his views and policies over the years. Makovsky's book illuminates key aspects of Middle Eastern history; Zionist history; and British political, imperial, and diplomatic history; and further helps us understand one of the pivotal figures of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction

chapter one Churchill's Worlds

chapter two "The Lord Deals with the Nations as the Nations Dealt with the Jews" 1874-1914

chapter three "Zionism versus Bolshevism" 1914-1921

chapter four "Smiling Orchards" 1921-1929

chapter five Together in the Wilderness 1929-1939

chapter six Champion in War 1939-1945

chapter seven Zionist at the End 1945-1955

Conclusion

Notes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Index

Notes:

"A New republic book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-321) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-73535-3

9786611735357

0-300-13792-3

OCLC:

923591277