1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463846203321

Autore

Shṿarts Yigʼal

Titolo

The Zionist paradox : Hebrew literature and Israeli identity / / Yigal Schwartz ; translated by Michal Sapir

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Massachusetts : , : Brandeis University Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-61168-602-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

The Schusterman series in Israel studies

Disciplina

892.4/093585694

Soggetti

Zionism in literature

Hebrew fiction - History and criticism

Israeli fiction - History and criticism

Jews - Israel - Identity

National characteristics, Israeli, in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Original work was published in 2007 with English title "Do you know the land where the lemon blooms : human engineering and landscape conceptualization in Hebrew literature"--Publisher's email.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-328) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Avraham Mapu, "The love of Zion" (1853): the beautiful daughter of Zion, the (Faux) shepherd boy and the cutting up of the monster -- 2. Theodor Herzl, "Altneuland" (1902): shall these dry bones live -- 3. Yosef Luidor, "Yoash" (1912): the taste of freedom and space -- 4. Moshe Shamir, "He walked in the fields" (1948): it turned out it was all fake -- 5. Amos Oz, "Nomads and viper" (1963): a short, patched European jacket over a white desert robe.

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive reinterpretation of the development of Hebrew and Israeli literature against the backdrop of the Zionist ideal



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910691336403321

Titolo

The new project design and management workshop training manual [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Peace Corps, , 2000

Collana

Publication ; ; no. T-0107

Soggetti

Project management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789750203321

Titolo

The legacies of two world wars [[electronic resource] ] : European societies in the twentieth century / / edited by Lothar Kettenacker & Torsten Riotte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2011

ISBN

0-85745-223-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Classificazione

8

t 65

t 8.1

t 89

u 8.1

u 89

Altri autori (Persone)

KettenackerLothar

RiotteTorsten <1972->

Disciplina

940.3/1

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Influence

World War, 1939-1945 - Influence

World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - Europe

World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - Europe

War and society - Great Britain - History - 20th century

War and society - France - History - 20th century

War and society - Germany - History - 20th century

War and society - Italy - History - 20th century

Europe History, Military 20th century

Europe Social conditions 20th century



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"Old Europe" and the legacy of two world wars / Lothar Kettenacker and Torsten Riotte -- Prevention or regulation of war? : the Hague peace conferences as a limited tool for reforming the international system before 1914 / Jost Dülffer -- "The spirit of 1914" : a critical examination of war enthusiasm in German society / Gerhard Hirschfeld -- Construction and deconstruction of the idea of French "war enthusiasm" in 1914 / Nicolas Beaupré -- The mood in Britain, 1914 / Hartmut von Pogge Strandmann -- The First World War in the history of the Weimar Republic / Gerd Krumreich -- Fascism and legacy of the Great War / Angelo Ventrone -- The French desire for peace and security in the 1920's / Jean-Claude Allain -- Britain in the wake in the Great War / Jay Winter -- Germany : war without public backing / Hans Mommsen -- The French entry into the war in September 1939 : between reluctans and resignation / Barbara Lambauer -- Great Britain : declaring war as a matter of honour / Lothar Kettenacker -- Disillusionment, pragmatism, indifference : German society after the "catastrophe" / Clemens Vollnhals -- The French after 1945 : difficulties and disappointments of an immediate post-war period / Fabrice Grenard -- Great Britain : remembering a just war (1945-1950) / Toby Haggith -- Italy after 1945 : war and peace, defeat and liberation / Gustavo Corni.

Sommario/riassunto

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of "making the world safe for democracy" was not shared by millions of people in many Western countries. Thinking about this controversy inspired the present volume, which takes a closer look at how society responded to the outbreaks and conclusions of the First and Second World Wars. In order to examine this relationship between the conduct of wars and p