Pangs of the Messiah: The Troubled Birth of the Jewish State by Martin Sicker (E

Description: Pangs of the Messiah by Martin Sicker Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This work argues that much of the historical writing on modern Israel is apologetic and editorially filtered in conformity with a traditional Zionist historiography. This work aims to present an unromanticized recapitulation of the events and personalities that led to the birth of modern Israel. Publisher Description Sicker provides a synthesis from a wide range of sources that have not previously been integrated to present an unromanticized recapitulation of the events and personalities that led to the troubled birth of modern Israel. Much historical writing on modern Israel, Sicker asserts, is apologetic and editorially filtered in conformity with a traditional Zionist historiography that tends to obscure as much as it reveals. As a result, the emergence of modern Israel is shrouded in a mythology that has little or no place for inconvenient facts or dissonant voices. Sicker examines the nature of the struggles within the Zionist community over the national idea and its implications, and the evolving interactions of that community with the external political environment. This leads him to assign a far more significant role to the so- called right-wing movements than is usually allotted to them in the traditional left-oriented historiography and a more critical assessment of the Zionist leadership.He shows that virtually every major problem faced by contemporary Israel, a half-century after it came into existence, was foreshadowed by the events and circumstances that precipitated and conditioned its emergence. Sicker examines the seemingly irreconcilable differences between the left and right extremes of the political spectrum; between the religious community and the secular; and between the Zionists and the anti-Zionists. Today, a half-century later, these same issues are causing an increasing polarization of Israeli society, with uncertain ramifications for the future. Author Biography MARTIN SICKER is a private consultant who has served as a senior executive in the U.S. government and has taught political science at the American University and George Washington University. Dr. Sicker has written extensively in the fields of political science and international affairs, he is the author of ten previous books, including the companion volume, Reshaping Palestine: From Muhammad Ali to the British Mandate, 1831-1922 (Praeger, 1999). Details ISBN 0275966380 ISBN-13 9780275966386 Title Pangs of the Messiah Author Martin Sicker Format Hardcover Year 2000 Pages 280 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:16438204; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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