Land and Power

The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948

By: Anita Shapira

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Paperback | 1 August 1999

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This book traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement--from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state.

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"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli conflict. . . . Shapira sifts through a vast body of material, ranging from essays, poems, and memoir literature to the unpublished minutes of political party and youth group meetings. Shapira interprets these sources with sensitivity and insight . . . and writes with power, compassion, and warmth. . . . A landmark book that is an outstanding contribution to the history of Zionist political thought and culture."

--American Historical Review

"This is a superb book . . . a well-researched, detailed, and scholarly account that provides new and valuable insights into the dilemma posed by the formation and elaboration of a more forceful Israeli military posture."

--The Historian

"Shapira's powerful, well-written, lucid intellectual history of a segment of the Zionist movement . . . is fascinating and easy to read." --Journal of Economic Literature

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"A rich and sophisticated work that nicely complements more conventional political-historical studies of the Arab-Israeli conflict... A landmark book that is an outstanding contribution to the history of Zionist political thought and culture." - American Historical Review "This is a superb book ... well-researched, detailed, and scholarly." - The Historian

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The Crystallization of a Defensive Ethos, 1881-1921
The Birth of a National Ethos	p. 3
The First and Second Aliyah	p. 53
The Emergence of the Defensive Ethos	p. 83
The Heyday of the Defensive Ethos, 1922-1936
The First Challenge, 1922-1929	p. 129
The Second Challenge, 1929-1936	p. 173
The Shift to an Offensive Ethos, 1936-1947
The Arab Rebellion	p. 219
Consolidation, 1939-1947	p. 277
Conclusion: The Birth of the State	p. 353
Notes	p. 371
Glossary	p. 416
Bibliography	p. 423
Index	p. 431
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Land and Power

The Zionist Resort to Force, 1881-1948

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