TY - BOOK ID - 80815536 TI - The political philosophy of Zionism PY - 2011 SN - 1139217720 9781139217729 9781139224246 1139224247 9781107005945 1107005949 9781139013246 9781107630185 1107227402 1139209647 128048506X 1139222538 9786613580047 1139214640 1139013246 1139220810 1107630185 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Hebrew language KW - Zionism KW - Zionism. KW - Jews KW - Zionist movement KW - Jewish nationalism KW - Jewish language KW - Semitic languages, Northwest KW - Political aspects. KW - Social aspects. KW - Philosophy. KW - Politics and government KW - Restoration KW - Languages KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy KW - Judaism KW - politics KW - democracy KW - political philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80815536 AB - Zionism emerged at the end of the nineteenth century in response to a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe and to the crisis of modern Jewish identity. This novel, national revolution aimed to unite a scattered community, defined mainly by shared texts and literary tradition, into a vibrant political entity destined for the Holy Land. However, Zionism was about much more than a national political ideology and practice. By tracing its origins in the context of a European history of ideas and by considering the writings of key Jewish and Hebrew writers and thinkers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the book offers an entirely new philosophical perspective on Zionism as a unique movement based on intellectual boldness and belief in human action. In counter-distinction to the studies of history and ideology that dominate the field, this book also offers a new way of reflecting upon contemporary Israeli politics. ER -