| Zionist Culture and West European Jewry Before the First World War Revised Edition Contributor(s): Berkowitz, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807846058 ISBN-13: 9780807846056 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1996 Annotation: Focusing on the cultural invention of Zionism, Michael Berkowitz explores how and why the Jewish nationalist movement was embraced by assimilated Jews of Western Europe before World War I. He pays special attention to the symbolism, artistic representations, and mythology that attracted European Jews to Zionism, which coexisted equally with the nationalisms of their home countries. The book was originally published in 1993. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 320.540 |
| LCCN: 96033936 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.04" W x 9.03" (0.99 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Focusing on the cultural invention of Zionism, Michael Berkowitz explores how and why the Jewish nationalist movement was embraced by assimilated Jews of Western Europe before World War I. He pays special attention to the symbolism, artistic representations, and mythology that attracted European Jews to Zionism, which coexisted equally with the nationalisms of their home countries. The book was originally published in 1993. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berkowitz, Michael: - Michael Berkowitz is Reader in Modern Jewish History at University College London. |