Altneuland
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The Old New Land is a utopian novel by Theodor Herzl (1860 - 1904), the founder of political Zionism. Outlining Herzl's vision for a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, this book became one of Zionism's establishing texts. It was translated into Hebrew as Tel Aviv, which directly influenced the choice of the same name for the Jewish-Zionist Jaffa suburb founded in 1909, which was to become a major Israeli city.This book was originally published in 1902 in German as Altneuland. This edition has updated translations of location-places, to conform better with modern usage.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1491045140
ISBN13:9781491045145
Release Date:June 2012
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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"Altneuland (Old New Land) is one of the most remarkable books of the twentieth century. . . . Altneuland is a blueprint of the perfect Jewish state, a technocratic utopia, a socialist dream with all the advantages of capitalism, an idealistic colonial enterprise, a model of pure reason, a `light unto the nations.' It also helps to explain the extremism of some of those who rebel against the dominance of what is widely regarded...
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