LEADER 03776cam a2200433 i 4500001 249830 005 20160404164818.0 008 160401t20162016njua b 001 0 eng 010 2015031272 035 (OCoLC)ocn929862867 040 DLC |beng |erda |cSTF |dDLC |dOCLCF |dBDX |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dUOK |dOCLCO |dLHM 020 9780691165974 |q(hardcover ; |qacid-free paper) 020 0691165971 |q(hardcover ; |qacid-free paper) 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 E184.36.P64 |bB37 2016 049 LHMA 100 1 Barnett, Michael N., |d1960- |eauthor. 245 14 The star and the stripes : |ba history of the foreign policies of American Jews / |cMichael Barnett. 264 1 Princeton : |bPrinceton University Press, |c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 xi, 348 pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-334) and index. 505 0 Heine's Law and Jewish Foreign Policies -- The Making of a Prophetic People (pre-1914) -- Prophets Mugged by Reality (1914-1945) -- The Cosmopolitan and the National (1945-1967) -- The New Tribalism (1967-1990) -- Back to the Future? (1990-present) -- The Foreign Policies of an Uncertain People. 520 2 "How 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 since the nineteenth century. Michael Barnett argues that it all begins with the political identity of American Jews. As Jews, they are committed to their people's survival. As Americans, they identify with, and believe their survival depends on, the American principles of liberalism, religious freedom, and pluralism. This identity and search for inclusion form a political theology of prophetic Judaism that emphasizes the historic mission of Jews to help create a world of peace and justice. The political theology of prophetic Judaism accounts for two enduring features of the foreign policy beliefs of American Jews. They exhibit a cosmopolitan sensibility, advocating on behalf of human rights, humanitarianism, and international law and organizations. They also are suspicious of nationalism--including their own. Contrary to the conventional wisdom that American Jews are natural-born Jewish nationalists, Barnett charts a long history of ambivalence; this ambivalence connects their early rejection of Zionism with the current debate regarding their attachment to Israel. And, Barnett contends, this growing ambivalence also explains the rising popularity of humanitarian and social justice movements among American Jews. Rooted in the understanding of how history shapes a political community's sense of the world, The Star and the Stripes is a bold reading of the past, present, and possible future foreign policies of American Jews"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Jews |zUnited States |xPolitics and government. 650 0 Jews |zUnited States |xAttitudes. 651 0 United States |xForeign relations |y21st century. 651 0 United States |xEthnic relations. 650 7 Diplomatic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907412 650 7 Ethnic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00916005 650 7 Jews |xAttitudes. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00983142 650 7 Jews |xPolitics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00983330 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 2000 - 2099 |2fast 852 0 |bstacks |hE184.36.P64 |iB37 2016