Jews and the Left

The Rise and Fall of a Political Alliance
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-43557-9
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 335 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 405 g

The historical involvement of Jews in the political Left is well known, but far less attention has been paid to the political and ideological factors which attracted Jews to the Left. After the Holocaust and the creation of Israel many lost their faith in universalistic solutions, yet lingering links between Jews and the Left continue to exist.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mendes, P.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Beginnings of the Jewish Attraction to the Left 2. Anti-Semitism and Support for Jewish Rights: an Analysis of Socialist Attitudes to the Jews 3. Socialism, Zionism and the State of Israel 4. From the Universalist to the Particular: Examining the Extent of Jewish Involvement in the Political Left 5. A Critical Analysis of the Myth of Judeo-Communism 6. The post-World War Two Decline of the Jewish/Left alliance: From the International to the National Solution 7. Exceptions to the Rule: the Continuing Prominence of Left-wing Jews in the Post-World War Two Period 8. Left-wing Jewish Critics of Zionism and Israel 9. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Associate Professor Philip Mendes is the Director of the Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit in the Department of Social Work at Monash University, Australia, and also holds an Honorary appointment in the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. He has been researching Jewish Left history and politics for over 20 years, and is the author or co-author of seven books including The New Left, the Jews and the Vietnam War, 1965-72 (1993), and jointly edited with Geoffrey Brahm Levey, Jews and Australian Politics (2004).