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'For interested readers, the pleasures are intellectual, not emotional, as they savor the erudite author's intricate readings of a wide span of texts, buttressed by extensive footnotes ... all who make the effort will be rewarded by their journey through his stimulating book.' Stuart Schoffman, Haaretz 'This book offers a valuable corrective to the standard narratives of the intellectual origins of Jewish nationalism.' Journal of Israeli History This work offers a novel explanation of the origins of Zionism that goes beyond the historical and ideological perspectives, offering valuable insight on contemporary Israeli politics. --MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL ...Chowers offers an elaborate and nuanced account of Zionism's anti-intellectualism.... what Chowers produces, in the end, is yet another call to undo the collateral damage caused by the Zionist total revolution by revisiting the Jewish bookshelf. This will lead, he hopes, to the creation of a more enduring community in Israel. Allan Arkush, Binghamton University, Israel Studies Review This book offers a valuable corrective to the standard narratives of the intellectual origins of Jewish nationalism. Journal of Israeli History

'For interested readers, the pleasures are intellectual, not emotional, as they savor the erudite author's intricate readings of a wide span of texts, buttressed by extensive footnotes ... all who make the effort will be rewarded by their journey through his stimulating book.' Stuart Schoffman, Haaretz 'This book offers a valuable corrective to the standard narratives of the intellectual origins of Jewish nationalism.' Journal of Israeli History

'For interested readers, the pleasures are intellectual, not emotional, as they savor the erudite author's intricate readings of a wide span of texts, buttressed by extensive footnotes … all who make the effort will be rewarded by their journey through his stimulating book.' Stuart Schoffman, Haaretz 'This book offers a valuable corrective to the standard narratives of the intellectual origins of Jewish nationalism.' Journal of Israeli History

'For interested readers, the pleasures are intellectual, not emotional, as they savor the erudite author's intricate readings of a wide span of texts, buttressed by extensive footnotes ... all who make the effort will be rewarded by their journey through his stimulating book.' Stuart Schoffman, Haaretz

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Eyal Chowers is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Tel Aviv University, Israel, where he also serves as the co-head of the graduate program in political leadership. He is author of The Modern Self in the Labyrinth: Politics and the Entrapment Imagination (2004).

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