Muscular Judaism - The Jewish Body and the Politics of Regeneration

Zusatztext 'This is a seminal book. It is a book that any one interested in European thought from the 1860s to the Holocaust and the founding of the state of Israel must read. It is a book of depth and breadth; one that reflects the inordinate strength of a discipline about how to flex its muscles without embarrassment.' - Sander L. Gilman! Emory University'Presner's Muscular Judaism is evidence of excellent scholarship. His book is an outcome of a serious! illuminating! and original dissertation project that successfully integrates its insights into a well-established field of research and contributes to an ongoing critical discussion on the origins and implications of the Zionist discourse. The book is very well written! its arguments are clear and convincing. Presner's use of theory is useful but not exaggerated! and his historiographical methods are very productive' - Journal of Israeli History! September 2008 Informationen zum Autor Todd Samuel Presner Klappentext Providing valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. Zusammenfassung Providing valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Origins of Muscular Judaism 2. The Rhetoric of Regeneration: "Clear Heads, Solid Stomachs, and Hard Muscles" 3. The Aesthetics of Regeneration: Martin Buber, E.M. Lilien, and the Aesthetic State 4. The Gymnastics of Regeneration: The Anatomo-Politics of the Jewish Body 5. The Land of Regeneration: Seafaring Jews and the Zionist Colonial Imaginary 6. Soldiers of Regeneration: The Military Might of Old-New Maccabees and the Great War. Concluding Remarks ...

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• Authors: Todd Samuel Presner, Todd Samuel (University of California Presner, Presner Todd Samuel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2007
• EAN: 9780415771788
• ISBN: 978-0-415-77178-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities