- Summary
- This book presents an unconventional history of minority nationalism in interwar Eastern Europe. Focusing on an influential group of grassroots activists, Tatjana Lichtenstein uncovers Zionist projects intended to sustain the flourishing Jewish national life in Czechoslovakia. The book shows that Zionism was not an exit strategy for Jews, but as a ticket of admission to the societies they already called home. It explores how and why Zionists envisioned minority nationalism as a way to construct Jews' belonging and civic equality in Czechoslovakia. By giving voice to the diversity of aspirations within interwar Zionism, the book offers a fresh view of minority nationalism and state building in Eastern Europe.
- Series
- The modern Jewish experience
Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Lichtenstein, Tatjana, author.
- Published
- Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016]
©2016
- Locale
- Czechoslovakia
Tschechoslowakei
Tchécoslovaquie
- Contents
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Minority nationalism and Zionists' politics of belonging
The Jews of Czechoslovakia: a mosaic of cultures
Jewish power and powerlessness: Zionists, Czechs, and the Paris Peace Conference
Mapping Jews: social science and the making of Czechoslovak Jewry
Conquering communities: Zionists, cultural renewal, and the state
A stateless nation's territory: Zionists and the Jewish schools
Making new Jews: Maccabi in Czechoslovakia
Promised lands: Zionism and Communism in interwar Czechoslovakia
The storm of barbarism.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references( pages 421-445) and index.
Minority nationalism and Zionists' politics of belonging -- The Jews of Czechoslovakia: a mosaic of cultures -- Jewish power and powerlessness: Zionists, Czechs, and the Paris Peace Conference -- Mapping Jews: social science and the making of Czechoslovak Jewry -- Conquering communities: Zionists, cultural renewal, and the state -- A stateless nation's territory: Zionists and the Jewish schools -- Making new Jews: Maccabi in Czechoslovakia -- Promised lands: Zionism and Communism in interwar Czechoslovakia -- The storm of barbarism.
