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Contested utopia : Jewish dreams and Israeli realities
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The first volume to examine the Jewish state through the lens of Jewish utopian thought from its biblical beginnings to modernity, Contested Utopia illuminates a kaleidoscope of conflicting utopian...
The first volume to examine the Jewish state through the lens of Jewish utopian thought from its biblical beginnings to modernity, Contested Utopia illuminates a kaleidoscope of conflicting utopian visions influencing Israel.
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- Creator
- Marc J. Rosenstein
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press; Philadelphia : The Jewish Publication Society, 2021
- ©2020
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9780827614727, 0827614721, 0827618654, 9780827618657
- OCLC
- on1230567488
- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book for Discussion -- Part 1 -- 1. The Eternal Quest for Utopia -- 2. Paradise Lost, Remembered, and Promised -- 3. Utopia, Apocalypse, Messiah -- Part 2 -- 4. A Torah Society -- 5. Holy Community -- 6. A National Home -- 7. Statehood and Power -- 8. Enlightenment and Normalization -- 9. Promised Borders -- 10. A Model of Social Justice -- Part 3 -- 11. Visions in Collision -- 12. A Utopian Travel Blog -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index