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Autore |
Meir-Glitzenstein Esther |
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Titolo |
Zionism in an Arab country : Jews in Iraq in the 1940s / / Esther Meir-Glitzenstein ; foreword, Anita Shapira |
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London ; ; Portland, Or : , : Frank Cass, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-76861-7 |
1-135-76862-5 |
1-280-23666-3 |
9786610236664 |
0-203-34406-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (260 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - Iraq - History - 20th century |
Zionism - Iraq - History - 20th century |
Jews - Migrations |
Iraq Ethnic relations |
Palestine Emigration and immigration History 20th century |
Iraq Emigration and immigration 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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Rev. translation of: ha- Tenu'ah ha-Tsiyonit vi-Yehude 'Irak, 1941-1950. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Relations between the Jews, British and Arabs in Iraq in the 1940s; 2. The Reversal in Zionist Policy vis-à-vis the Jews of Islamic Countries; 3. National Encounter and Culture Clash: The Emissaries and the Jews of Iraq; 4. The Hehalutz Movement in Iraq; 5. Young Women in the Zionist Movement; 6. The Zionist Struggle for the Jewish Street; 7. Legal and Illegal Aliyah; 8. The Haganah |
9. A Community Trapped: Iraqi Jewry during the War of Independence10. The Zionist Movement in Iraq during the Persecutions; 11. From Emigration to Expulsion: The Mass Immigration of Iraqi Jewry to Israel; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Zionism in an Arab Country explores the relations between the Zionist establishment in Israel, and the Jewish community in Iraq. This relationship is centred on two organizations: a Zionist movement and a defense organization. By reviewing the activity of these organizations, Esther Meir-Glitzstein examines the decade preceding mass immigration, and reveals the political, societal, economic and cultural developments that shaped the history of Iraqi Jewry in this crucial period.Beyond the main focus on the sphere of Zionist activity, Meir-Glitzstein also uncovers the basic problems |
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