{"product_id":"the-making-of-modern-zionism-the-intellectual-origins-of-the-jewish-state-9780465094790","title":"The Making of Modern Zionism: The Intellectual Origins of the Jewish State","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn Expanded Edition of a Classic Intellectual History of Zionism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expanded edition of a classic intellectual history of Zionism, now covering the rise of religious Zionism since the 1970s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor eighteen centuries pious Jews had prayed for the return to Jerusalem, but only in the revolutionary atmosphere of nineteenth-century Europe was this yearning transformed into an active political movement: Zionism. In \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Modern Zionism\u003c\/i\u003e, the distinguished political scientist Shlomo Avineri rejects the common view that Zionism was solely a reaction to anti-Semitism and persecution. Rather, he sees it as part of the universal quest for self-determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIntellectual Profiles of Zionism's Major Thinkers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn sharply-etched intellectual profiles of Zionism's major thinkers from Moses Hess to Theodore Herzl and from Vladimir Jabotinsky to David Ben Gurion, Avineri traces the evolution of this quest from its intellectual origins in the early nineteenth century to the establishment of the State of Israel. In an expansive new epilogue, he tracks the changes in Israeli society and politics since 1967 which have strengthened the more radical nationalist and religious trends in Zionism at the expense of its more liberal strains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUnderstanding a Revolutionary Idea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a book that enables us to understand, as perhaps never before, one of the truly revolutionary ideas of our time. This comprehensive analysis examines the transformation of religious yearning into political action, exploring how Zionism emerged as part of the broader nineteenth-century European movement toward national self-determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShlomo Avineri\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He also serves as Recurring Visiting Professor at the Central European University in Budapest. Avineri was the Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1975-77 in the government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He writes frequently for \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Jerusalem, Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680621695250,"sku":"9780465094790","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc7ce385-c09f-4d64-8493-b3fec0c67c9f.jpg?v=1734923318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-making-of-modern-zionism-the-intellectual-origins-of-the-jewish-state-9780465094790","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}