Exiled in the Homeland: Zionism and the Return to Mandate Palestine (Jewish History, Life, and Culture) [Hardcover]

Donna Robinson Divine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2009 | Series: Jewish History, Life, and Culture

Offering a new perspective on Zionism, Exiled in the Homeland draws on memoirs, newspaper accounts, and archival material to examine closely the lives of the men and women who immigrated to Palestine in the early twentieth century. Rather than reducing these historic settlements to a single, unified theme, Donna Robinson Divine's research reveals an extraordinary spectrum of motivations and experiences among these populations. Though British rule and the yearning for a Jewish national home contributed to a foundation of solidarity, Exiled in the Homeland presents the many ways in which the message of emigration settled into the consciousness of the settlers. Considering the benefits and costs of their Zionist commitments, Divine explores a variety of motivations and outcomes, ranging from those newly arrived immigrants who harnessed their ambition for the goal of radical transformation to those who simply dreamed of living a better life. Also capturing the day-to-day experiences in families that faced scarce resources, as well as the British policies that shaped a variety of personal decisions on the part of the newcomers, Exiled in the Homeland provides new keys to understanding this pivotal chapter in Jewish history.

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"A major contribution to the field [that] asks fresh questions. This is the first book of which I am aware that looks at the internal tensions within the early Jewish community in British Mandatory Palestine, deconstructing the notion that there was ever a single Zionist narrative." Peter Haas, Case Western Reserve University

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A major contribution to the field [that] asks fresh questions. This is the first book of which I am aware that looks at the internal tensions within the early Jewish community in British Mandatory Palestine, deconstructing the notion that there was ever a single Zionist narrative. (Peter Haas, Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies, Case Western Reserve University )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 263 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press (November 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292719825
• ISBN-13: 978-0292719828
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,876,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars propaganda 101, December 5, 2011

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This review is from: Exiled in the Homeland: Zionism and the Return to Mandate Palestine (Jewish History, Life, and Culture) (Paperback)

another biased book by a political hack. if you like Zionist fiction and fairly tales then this may be the book for you. i hear war drums pounding.