Zionism and the Creation of a New Society
This book studies the birth of the State of Israel and analyzes the elaborately articulated and variegated ideological principles of the Zionist movement that led to that birth. It examines conflicting pre-state ideals and the social structure that emerged in Palestine's Jewish community during the Mandate period. In particular, Zionism and the Creation of a New Society reflects upon Israel's existence as both a state and a social structure - a place conceived before its birth as a means of...
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Two experts trace the development of the Zionist idea from its earliest expressions up to the birth of the State of Israel.
Introduction31The Social Sources of Zionism82The Setting253The Yishuv, Old and New464Settlers and Patrons595The Conflict of Tradition and Idea906Zionism and the Left1207The Young Workers1458Growth of the Zionist Parties1729The Hegemony of Labor19610The National Home22911The Transition from Yishuv to State262Notes273A Note on Bibliography277Index281
