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- ISBN: 9780195092097 | 0195092090
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/11/1998
Zionism and the Creation of a New Society is an analysis of thedevelopment of the Jewish State. Tracing the history of Zionism from the latenineteenth century to World War II, the authors demonstrate the continuitybetween the principles and practices of the Zionist movement and the social andpolitical structure of Israel today. The idea of Jewish sovereignty as the meansto solve the "Jewish problem" is reflected in the cultural, economic, and socialinstitutions of contemporary Israeli society. Jehuda Reinharz and the late BenHalpern, two of the foremost scholars of modern Jewish history in the UnitedStates, have produced a most accessible, comprehensive, and incisive history ofZionism in the English language.