Description
Book SynopsisChallenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. This title argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible for the character of the Israeli state.
Table of ContentsPreface to the paperback edition
Preface
Map of Jewish settlements in Palestine, 1878-1918
1 Introduction
The sociology of Israeli society
Settlement and nationalism
Frontier and land
Frontier and labor
Settlement and Palestine
2 The framework of dependent development in the Ottoman Empire
World economy: dependency and reform
Agricultural expansion
Tax reform and land tenure
New settlement and demographic patterns
The implications for Jewish settlement
3 From land to labor: unequal competition and the "conquest of labor" strategy
The alternative labor forces
The dynamics of the struggle
The effects of the "conquest of labor" strategy
"Conquest of labor" and the foundations of Israeli nationalism
Appendix: The Ottoman monetary system 90
4 The failed experiment: "natural workers" from Yemen, 1909-1914
The Yavnieli mission
Agudat Netaim and the planters' interests
The meeting in the labor market
The Palestine Office and conflict over access to land
Demands and identity of Yemenite Jews
Israeli nation formation
5 Between trade unions and political parties, 1905-1914
6 From "conquest of labor" to "conquest of land": the identity of soldier and
settler, 1907-1914
7 The unintended means: cooperative settlement, 1910-1914
The "pure settlement methodology" of the World Zionist Organization
The origins of the kibbutz
The predominance of the kibbutz in Israeli state formation
8 Conclusion: Israeli nationalism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The shaping of the Israeli state and nation
The evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The impact of Israeli state formation on Palestinian society
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
