The Old New Land is the classic utopian novel published by Theodor Herzl, who is in effect the father of Israel. A very well-written work of fiction, it also outlines Herzl’s progressve vision for a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.
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Altneuland (Old New Land) is one of the most remarkable books of the twentieth century. . . . Altneuland is a blueprint of the perfect Jewish state, a technocratic utopia, a socialist dream with all the advantages of capitalism, an idealistic colonial enterprise, a model of pure reason, a `light unto the nations.' It also helps to explain the extremism of some of those who rebel against the dominance of what is widely regarded as the arrogant West. "By the 1920s, in Herzl's tale, Jerusalem would be transformed into a thoroughly modern metropolis. . . . Arab and Jew would live happily together in the New Society, working in vast `co-operative syndicates.'. . . Herzl could not possibly have foreseen [the tensions to come], and yet the seeds of tragedy are already buried in this text, which was well meant, deeply idealistic, and in many ways typical of everything that people who feel so victimized by the West that they wish for its destruction fi nd most hateful. -- The New York Review of Books
"Altneuland (Old New Land) is one of the most remarkable books of the twentieth century. . . . Altneuland is a blueprint of the perfect Jewish state, a technocratic utopia, a socialist dream with all the advantages of capitalism, an idealistic colonial enterprise, a model of pure reason, a `light unto the nations.' It also helps to explain the extremism of some of those who rebel against the dominance of what is widely regarded as the arrogant West. "By the 1920s, in Herzl's tale, Jerusalem would be transformed into a thoroughly modern metropolis. . . . Arab and Jew would live happily together in the New Society, working in vast `co-operative syndicates.'. . . Herzl could not possibly have foreseen [the tensions to come], and yet the seeds of tragedy are already buried in this text, which was well meant, deeply idealistic, and in many ways typical of everything that people who feel so victimized by the West that they wish for its destruction find most hateful." --The New York Review of Books
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"Altneuland (Old New Land) is one of the most remarkable booksof the twentieth century. . . . Altneuland is a blueprint of the perfect Jewish state, a technocratic utopia, a socialist dream with all the advantages of capitalism, an idealistic colonial enterprise, a model of pure reason, a `light unto the nations.' It also helps to explain the extremism of some of those who rebel against the dominance of what is widely regarded as the arrogant West. "By the 1920s, in Herzl's tale, Jerusalem would be transformed into a thoroughly modern metropolis. . . . Arab and Jew would live happily together in the New Society, working in vast `co-operative syndicates.'. . . Herzl could not possibly have foreseen [the tensions to come], and yet the seeds of tragedy are already buried in this text, which was well meant, deeply idealistic, and in many ways typical of everything that people who feel so victimized by the West that they wish for its destruction fi nd most hateful." --The New York Review of Books
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While the content of Old New Land (Altneuland) gives a fascinating look into Hertzl's ideals for the development of a Jewish homeland, the Filiquarian edition makes reading continuity very difficult due to the tremendous amount of typographical errors. Often the typo does not interfere with the content of the text - modem for modern, or random periods throughout - but there are cases where the characters' statements are incomprehensible due to the error. Filiquarian Publishing, LLC offers no contact information on their website or within the book.
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an amazing fantasy by a visionary who never lived to see (most of) this actually come true! how did he know? read the book, then read about the author, then check out this miracle.
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