{"product_id":"meir-kahane-9780691179339","title":"Meir Kahane","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Enlightening and accessible . . . a nuanced and eye-opening portrait of an overlooked figure in Jewish political history.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] important and insightful new book.\"\u003cb\u003e---David N. Myers, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shaul Magid’s excellent book is not a guide to opposing the world-view of Kahane. It is a rich resource for understanding how deeply this world-view is rooted in the two centres of modern Judaism: the American Jewish community and Israel. And understanding opens the door for \u003ci\u003etikkun\u003c\/i\u003e, or repair.\"\u003cb\u003e---Uri Dromi, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[an] excellent biography . . . which presents provocative arguments aimed at reassessing the Kahane phenomenon.\"\u003cb\u003e---Itamar Ben Ami, \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"According to a new biography by scholar Shaul Magid, Kahane represented the “underbelly” not only of American Orthodoxy, but of American Jewry writ large. In \u003ci\u003eMeir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical\u003c\/i\u003e Magid…invites all mainstream American Jewish institutions to grapple with their role in creating Kahane and perpetuating his ideas today.\"\u003cb\u003e---Hadas Binyamini, \u003ci\u003e+972 Magazine ​​​​​​​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Magid’s fascinating book is important in sharpening our understanding regarding the sea change and extremism that has taken place in Israeli society and politics from the 1980s to the twenty-first century.\"\u003cb\u003e---Avi Shilon, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMeir Kahane \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a detailed account of Kahane’s life and activities\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein the United States and Israel. It is an intellectual history that is a major contribution\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto our understanding of Kahane’s thought and its cultural context. Yet the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebook is much more than a biography. It is an intervention in the historiography of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe Jewish political tradition and its contemporary relevance. Magid compellingly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eshows that Kahane is part and parcel of the contemporary Jewish discourse of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003erace, power, and politics—covertly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein the United States and more and more overtly\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Israel.\" * Journal of Religious Ethics *","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403854586199,"sku":"9780691179339","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691179339.jpg?v=1730484726","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meir-kahane-9780691179339","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}