Introduction Part 1: Writing Israeli History 1. Israel’s 'New History': From Innovation to Revisionism 2. Beyond Revisionism: Current Directions in Israeli Historiography 3. Historians, Herzl and the Palestinian Arabs: Myth and Counter-Myth Part 2: Continuity and Rupture 4. Is Israel a Jewish State? 5. Is Israel a Colonial State? 6. Antisemites on Zionism: From Indifference to Obsession Part 3: Zionism as a Technology 7. Zionism as a Form of Jewish Social Policy 8. Technical Expertise and the Construction of the State of Israel Part 4: From Jewish to Israeli Culture 9. Transmitting Jewish Culture: Radio in Israel 10. The Continuity of Subversion: Hebrew Satire in Mandate Palestine
University of Toronto, Canada
'Covering topical issues concerning the nature of the Israeli state, this engaging work contains a collection of essays that provide a comparative historical analysis of Israel's history.' - The MiddleEast'Israel in History provides a useful means of correcting the biases found in so much scholarship on Israel, be it sympathetic or hostile.' - The MiddleEast
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