The Founding Myths of Israel: Nationalism, Socialism, and the Making of the Jewish State

by David Maisel (Translator), David Maisel (Translator), Zeev Sternhell (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $49.12

  Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood.