Zionism: A Brief History

By Michael Brenner

Book Overview

This book explores the origins of Zionism within Jewish tradition, the variety of Zionist ideologies, and the political circumstances that fostered this movement. Jewish immigration to Palestine,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558765360
• ISBN13: 9781558765368
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A concise yet insightful survey of the movement

Written by Michael Brenner (Professor of Jewish History and Culture, University of Munich, Germany) and deftly translated for an English readership by Shelley L. Frisch, Zionism: A Brief History is a concise yet insightful survey of the movement of Jewish political Zionism, ranging from its variety of ideologies; to the political machinations that fostered the movement to the impact of the Holocaust; as well as the internal and external political problems confronting the State of Israel since its inception. An accessible yet scholarly introduction to the dynamics and repercussions of this movement, and its past and current effects on world history, Zionism: A Brief History is also available and recommended for library collections in a hardcover edition (1558763007, [$$]).