Zionism and the Creation of a New Society

by Jehuda Reinharz and Ben Halpern

Book Overview

Israel is a modern state whose institutions were clearly shaped by an ideological movement. The declaration of independence in 1948 was an immediate expression of the fundamental Zionist idea: it gave effect to a plan advocated by organized Zionists since the 1880s for solving the Jewish Problem. Thus, major Israeli political institutions, such as the party structure, embody principles and practices that were followed in the World Zionist Organization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195092090
• ISBN13: 9780195092097
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"