Zionism and the Fin De Siecle - Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism From Nordau to Jabotinsky

"Stanislawski shows that each of these three [Nordau, Lilien, and Jabotinsky] came to Zionism out of engagement with the larger issues that preoccupied intellectuals and artists at the turn of the century and that the adoption of Jewish nationalism was by no means a foregone conclusion or an inevitable trajectory. The chapters are written in a lively and accessible style."—David Biale, author of Eros and the Jews

"Stanislawski has literally rewritten the early history of Zionism. . . . [His] discovery and masterly use of Nordau's correspondence with Olga Novikova and his treatment of Jabotinsky's youthful journalistic sallies are models of lucid and absorbing historical analysis."—Derek. J. Penslar, author of Shylock's Children

About the author

Michael Stanislawski is Nathan J. Miller Professor of Jewish History at Columbia University. His previous books include Psalms for the Tsar (1988) and For Whom Do I Toil? (1988).

Summary

This study of Max Nordau, Ephraim Moses Lilien, and Vladimir Jabotinsky reconceives the intersection of the European fin de siecle and early Zionism. It looks at the question of why Zionism, at one stage in its development, became so attractive to certain cosmopolitan intellectuals and artists.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Stanislawski, Stanislawski Michael
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2001
• EAN: 9780520227880
• ISBN: 978-0-520-22788-0
• No. of pages: 303
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Europe, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Social and cultural history, Palestine, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities