Zionism : : An Emotional State / / / Derek J. Penslar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• VerfasserIn: Penslar, Derek J.,
• Author: Penslar, Derek J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : : Rutgers University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Key Words in Jewish Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.) :; 5 B-W illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Introduction --; Part I. Terms of Debate --; 1. Staging Zionism --; Part II. State of the Question --; 2. Zionism as Colonialism --; Part III. In a New Key --; 3. Zionism to 1948: Passion and Solidarity --; 4. Zionism since 1948: A Great Romance --; 5. Zionism and the International Community: Gratitude and Betrayal --; 6. Hating Zionism --; Conclusion --; Further Reading --; Acknowledgments --; Notes --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813576121; 9783110791303
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813576121
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Derek J. Penslar.

Emotion lies at the heart of all national movements, and Zionism is no exception. For those who identify as Zionist, the word connotes liberation and redemption, uniqueness and vulnerability. Yet for many, Zionism is a source of distaste if not disgust, and those who reject it are no less passionate than those who embrace it. The power of such emotions helps explain why a word originally associated with territorial aspiration has survived so many years after the establishment of the Israeli state. Zionism: An Emotional State expertly demonstrates how the energy propelling the Zionist project originates from bundles of feeling whose elements have varied in volume, intensity, and durability across space and time. Beginning with an original typology of Zionism and a new take on its relationship to colonialism, Penslar then examines the emotions that have shaped Zionist sensibilities and practices over the course of the movement's history. The resulting portrait of Zionism reconfigures how we understand Jewish identity amidst continuing debates on the role of nationalism in the modern world.