Contested utopia [electronic resource] : Jewish dreams and Israeli realities / Marc J. Rosenstein
- Author:
- Rosenstein, Marc, 1946-
- Published:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press; Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, 2021.
- Copyright Date:
- ©2020
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
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- Contents:
- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book for Discussion -- Part 1 -- 1. The Eternal Quest for Utopia -- 2. Paradise Lost, Remembered, and Promised -- 3. Utopia, Apocalypse, Messiah -- Part 2 -- 4. A Torah Society -- 5. Holy Community -- 6. A National Home -- 7. Statehood and Power -- 8. Enlightenment and Normalization -- 9. Promised Borders -- 10. A Model of Social Justice -- Part 3 -- 11. Visions in Collision -- 12. A Utopian Travel Blog -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
- Summary:
- The first volume to examine the Jewish state through the lens of Jewish utopian thought from its biblical beginnings to modernity, Contested Utopia illuminates a kaleidoscope of conflicting utopian visions influencing Israel.
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- ISBN:
- 9780827618657 (electronic bk.)
0827618654 (electronic bk.) - Endowment Note:
- The Hastings Libraries Endowment
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