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Book SynopsisHow do American Jews envision their role in the world? Are they tribal--a people whose obligations extend solely to their own? Or are they prophetic--a light unto nations, working to repair the world? The Star and the Stripes is an original, provocative interpretation of the effects of these worldviews on the foreign policy beliefs of American Jews
Trade Review"[A]n important book that shows how American Jews struggle with and express their identities on a global scale."--Publishers Weekly "Compelling... An astute study that should provoke productive conversations."--Kirkus "[This book] usefully brings together important episodes in American Jewish history."--Jonathan Neumann, Standpoint "Distressing... [The Star and the Stripes] deserves attention because the issues it raises should not be ignored."--Libby K. White, Jewish Book Council "An astute study that should provoke productive conversations."--Stephen Darori, Israel Book Review "[The Star and Stripes] supplies much-needed coherence to the topic."--Choice "Barnett's useful, original book puts contemporary American Jewish attitudes toward foreign policy in historical context."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter One Heine's Law and Jewish Foreign Policies 19 Chapter Two The Making of a Prophetic People (pre-1914) 51 Chapter Three Prophets Mugged by Reality (1914-1945) 87 Chapter Four The Cosmopolitan and the National (1945-1967) 121 Chapter Five The New Tribalism (1967-1990) 155 Chapter Six Back to the Future? (1990-present) 195 Chapter Seven The Foreign Policies of an Uncertain People 243 Notes 275 Bibliography 303 Index 335
