Description
Book SynopsisChallenges the nationalist and Zionist hegemony by discussing the hidden history of Communist and bi-national movements in Israel.
Trade Review'Offers coherent historical narratives of four political movements that have opposed Zionism since the 1920s, drawing on elusive sources. Highlights the fact that Palestinian Arabs as well as some Palestinian and Israeli Jews have always opposed the Zionist settlement movement' -- Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History, Stanford University
'An outstanding illumination of the formative period of Palestinian communism, and a most original treatment of the lives of early Arab and Jewish critics of Zionism' -- Salim Tamari, Professor of Sociology, Birzeit University, and editor of Jerusalem Quarterly
'A fresh and thorough study ... Greenstein's book provides a profound analysis of Zionism from the vantage point of its internal and external critics' -- Amal Jamal, author of The Palestinian National Movement and the Politics of Contention, 1967-2005
'A compelling history of radical movements of the past hundred years in Israel/Palestine that challenged the conceptual bases of Zionism in theory and opposed its practices on the ground. This makes for sad and sobering reading' -- Richard Kuper, Red Pepper
Table of ContentsPreface
1. The Bi-nationalist Perspective during the British Mandate, 1917–48
2. The Palestinian Communist Party, 1919–48
3. Palestinian Nationalism and the Anti-Colonial Struggle
4. Matzpen: The Anti-Zionist Left in Israel/Palestine
5. Conclusions
Notes
Index
