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Autore |
Medoff Rafael <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Militant Zionism in America [[electronic resource] ] : the rise and impact of the Jabotinsky movement in the United States, 1926-1948 / / Rafael Medoff |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2002 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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320.54/095694 |
323.11924073 |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - United States - Politics and government - 20th century |
Revisionist Zionism - United States - History - 20th century |
Zionism - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-278) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Planting the Seeds of Militant Zionism in America; 2. Revisionist Zionism Takes Root in America; 3. Militant Zionism as a Response to Arab Terror and Nazism; 4. Jabotinsky's Return to America; 5. "Words Are the Most Effective Means of Political Warfare"; 6. Wooing the Republicans; 7. A Powerful New Alliance; 8. A Flag Is Born; 9. The Guerrilla Rabbi; 10. Explaining the Jewish Revolt to America; 11. Guns for Zion; 12. Afterword: Bringing the Jewish Tragedy to the Fore; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This in-depth look at a controversial faction of American Zionism fills a void in the story of American Zionism--and in the story of American Judaism. This book recounts the fascinating and little-known story of the militant American Zionists who lobbied Congress, rallied American public opinion, and influenced British-American relations in their campaign for Jewish statehood in the 1930's and 1940's. Although these activists have been dismissed as fanatics who fragmented the American Zionist movement, Rafael Medoff reveals that the faction |
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