Birth-Throes of the Israeli Homeland - The Concept of Moledet

The book brings forth various perspectives on the Israeli "homeland" (moledet) from various known Israeli intellectuals such as Boaz Evron, Menachem Brinker, Jacqueline Kahanoff and more. Binding together various academic fields to deal with the question of the essence of the Israeli homeland.

List of contents

Introduction: Whence and Whither the Homeland  1. Pilgrimage to the backside of the desert  2. The Hebrewism that Engendered the Homeland  3. The New Hebrews  4. From Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism to Moledet  5. A Levantine Moledet  6. Israel's Realms of Memory  7. Settlers and the Land of the Bible  Bibliography

About the author

David Ohana studies modern European and Israel Studies. His affiliations have included the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Sorbonne, Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris and life member at Clare Hall College, Cambridge. He is a full professor of History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

Summary

The book brings forth various perspectives on the Israeli "homeland" (moledet) from various known Israeli intellectuals such as Boaz Evron, Menachem Brinker, Jacqueline Kahanoff and more. Binding together various academic fields to deal with the question of the essence of the Israeli homeland.

Product details

• Authors: David Ohana, David (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ohana, Ohana David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2023
• EAN: 9780367492724
• ISBN: 978-0-367-49272-4
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Israel, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Jewish Studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements