Zionism

Professor David Engel is Maurice Greenberg Professor of Holocaust Studies, Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and Professor of History at the Skirball Dept of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.  He is a Longman author (SSH: The Holocaust, 2000) and famous for his seminal work In the Shadow of Auschwitz (Uni North Carolina Press, 1987) and its sequel Facing a Holocaust (Uni North Carolina Press, 1993).

"This is a superb introduction to a crucial chapter in Jewish history for the uninitiated reader. In this engaging and highly accessible book, David Engel provides a concise, informative and lucid account of the history of the modern Zionist movement and its impact on both Israeli society and Israel's relations with Diaspora Jewry." Yael Zerubavel, Professor of Jewish Studies & History at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and author of Recovered Roots: Collective Memory and the Making of Israeli National Tradition . "David Engel's book is a masterpiece of brevity and insight, offering a sweeping survey of political Zionism from its 19th century inception, through its practical realization, to its standing in contemporary Israel. The debate on Zionism as the liberation movement for Jews everywhere is greatly enriched by this fascinating study." Ronald W. Zweig, Taub Professor of Israel Studies at New York University and author of Britain and Palestine During the Second World War .

• I. The Idea of a Jewish StateA. Self-Representations of Zionist OriginsB. Jewish Settlement in Palestine before ZionismC. Europe and the Near East Between Multinational Empire and Nation-StateD. The Origins of Jewish NationalismII. Crystallization of a Movement, 1881-97A. New Jewish Immigration and Settlement Patterns in PalestineB. Conflicting Concepts: Palestine as a Refuge and a National HomeC. The Beginnings of Western European Jewish Involvement in PalestineD. Theodor Herzl and the Establishment of the World Zionist OrganizationIII. Zionist Diplomacy and Jewish Settlement under Ottoman Rule, 1897-1918A. Political, Practical, and Synthetic ZionismB. The Second Aliyah and its Impact on Zionist DevelopmentC. The Beginnings of Zionist-Arab FrictionD. World War I, the Balfour Declaration, and the Rise of Palestinian NationalismIV. Growth of the Zionist Enterprise under the British Mandate, 1918-29A. The Structure of the Mandatory RegimeB. Building Palestine's Economic InfrastructureC. The Hegemony of the Labor Movement and the Revisionist ChallengeD. Building a New Jewish National CultureV. The End of British-Zionist Cooperation, 1929-48A. Arab Opposition Mounts; Britain Rethinks the MandateB. The Rise of Nazism and the Struggle over ImmigrationC. The Idea of Partition and its Challenge to Zionist ThoughtD. Britain as EnemyVI. The Partitioned State, 1948-67A. Proclaiming Independence and the 1948 WarB. New Tasks for Zionism: The Post-Holocaust Jewish WorldC. Mass Immigration and Social ChangeD. Israels Relations with the Arab WorldVII. Greater Israel, 1967-A. The Six-Day War and its EffectsB. Religious Zionism: Messianic Influences in Israeli Politics and CultureC. The 1973 War and the Tribulations of the Peace ProcessD. Facing the PalestiniansVIII. Towards a New Era?A. Non-Jews in a Jewish StateB. The Impact of GlobalizationC. Jewish or Israeli?D. The Post-Zionist Debates