Homeland or Holy Land? : the "Canaanite" Critique of Israel / James S. Diamond

Diamond, James S.

ISBN 10: 025313823X / ISBN 13: 9780253138231

Published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1986

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 182 pages; Description: xiii, 182 p. : port. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Ratosh, Yonathan, 1908-1981 --Political and social views. Canaanites (Movement) . Israel--Politics and government. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 64135

Bibliographic Details

Title: Homeland or Holy Land? : the "Canaanite" ...

Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Profound, demanding, but lucid and well organized, Diamond's book is a class act!" -Choice ... sensitive, magisterial study... " -Macleans ... a great interest to serious readers." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch ... a superb piece of research, empathetic yet clear-headed evaluation. But there is also wit, elegance and personal passion on these scholarly pages." -The Jewish Spectator Homeland or Holy Land? is the study of a man and a movement-the man is Yonatan Ratosh, Hebrew poet and thinker, and the movement is Zionism, the ideological foundation of the Jewish state, Israel. Important and provocative reading for anyone interested, concerned, or confused by the state of the state of Israel today.

Review:

"Profound, demanding, but lucid and well organized, Diamond's book is a class act!" Choice " ... sensitive, magisterial study ... " Macleans " ... a great interest to serious readers." St. Louis Post-Dispatch " ... a superb piece of research, empathetic yet clear-headed evaluation. But there is also wit, elegance and personal passion on these scholarly pages." The Jewish Spectator