Churchill's promised land [[electronic resource] ] : Zionism and statecraft / / Michael Makovsky

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778283803321
• Autore: Makovsky Michael <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-73535-3; 9786611735357; 0-300-13792-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Collana: A New Republic Book
• Disciplina: 320.54095694
• Soggetti: Zionism - Great Britain - History - 20th century; Great Britain Foreign relations Middle East; Middle East Foreign relations Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A New republic book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-321) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- chapter one Churchill's Worlds -- chapter two "The Lord Deals with the Nations as the Nations Dealt with the Jews" 1874-1914 -- chapter three "Zionism versus Bolshevism" 1914-1921 -- chapter four "Smiling Orchards" 1921-1929 -- chapter five Together in the Wilderness 1929-1939 -- chapter six Champion in War 1939-1945 -- chapter seven Zionist at the End 1945-1955 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is the first to explore fully the role that Zionism played in the political thought of Winston Churchill. Michael Makovsky traces the development of Churchill's positions toward Zionism from the period leading up to the First World War through his final years as prime minister in the 1950's. Setting Churchill's attitudes toward Zionism within the context of his overall worldview as well as within the context of twentieth-century British diplomacy, Makovsky offers a unique contribution to our understanding of Churchill. Moving chronologically, the book looks at Churchill's career within the context of several major themes: his own worldview and political strategies, his understanding of British imperial interests, the moral impact of the Holocaust, his ; commitment to ideals of civilization, and his historical sentimentalism. While Churchill was largely sympathetic to the Jews and to the Zionist impulse, he was not without inconsistencies in his views and policies over the years. Makovsky's book illuminates key aspects of Middle Eastern history; Zionist history; and British political, imperial, and diplomatic history; and further helps us understand one of the pivotal figures of the twentieth century.