02703nam 2200649Ia 450 991045736620332120200520144314.01-283-09742-797866130974220-252-09045-4(CKB)2550000000089079(OCoLC)1086957816(OCoLC)741451027(OCoLC)785781184(OCoLC)816839836(OCoLC)923493197(OCoLC)961616524(OCoLC)962643217(OCoLC)on1086957816(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532338(SSID)ssj0000543114(PQKBManifestationID)11324884(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543114(PQKBWorkID)10519541(PQKB)11768358(MiAaPQ)EBC3413866(MdBmJHUP)muse23780(Au-PeEL)EBL3413866(CaPaEBR)ebr10532338(CaONFJC)MIL309742(OCoLC)923493197(EXLCZ)99255000000008907920080226d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBlack star[electronic resource] African American activism in the international political economy /Ramla M. BandeleUrbana University of Illinois Press20081 online resource (249 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-03339-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.A new take on an old term : operationalizing the diaspora concept -- An exploration of the relevant literature -- Still waters : understanding the political economy of the 1920's -- Home dock : United States and the BSL -- Charting the black Atlantic : the UNIA and its location in African-American politics -- Shipping politics : the case of the Black Star Line -- Stormy seas : government obstruction of BSL transnational goals -- Marooned : the rise and fall of the Black Star Line -- Clear waters : implications for the study of diasporas.African American businesspeopleHistoryAfrican diasporaHistoryPan-AfricanismHistoryAfrican American political activistsHistoryElectronic books.African American businesspeopleHistory.African diasporaHistory.Pan-AfricanismHistory.African American political activistsHistory.320.5/4Bandele Ramla M.1949-979741MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457366203321Black star2234399UNINA03006nam 2200589Ia 450 991077804210332120200520144314.00-8173-1348-6(CKB)1000000000774973(EBL)454571(OCoLC)427557180(SSID)ssj0000202925(PQKBManifestationID)11166857(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000202925(PQKBWorkID)10259395(PQKB)11631163(Au-PeEL)EBL454571(CaPaEBR)ebr10309022(MiAaPQ)EBC454571(EXLCZ)99100000000077497320011030d2002 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMilitant Zionism in America[electronic resource] the rise and impact of the Jabotinsky movement in the United States, 1926-1948 /Rafael MedoffTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20021 online resource (302 p.)Judaic studies seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8173-1071-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-278) and index.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; IndexThis 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 factionJudaic studies series (Unnumbered)JewsUnited StatesPolitics and government20th centuryRevisionist ZionismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryZionismUnited StatesHistory20th centuryJewsPolitics and governmentRevisionist ZionismHistoryZionismHistory320.54/095694323.11924073Medoff Rafael1959-451127MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778042103321Militant Zionism in America145322UNINA