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Jerusalem Recovered: Victorian Intellectuals and the Birth of Modern Zionism

Jerusalem Recovered: Victorian Intellectuals and the Birth of Modern Zionism

Hardcover

General European HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0275952134
ISBN13: 9780275952136
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Jul 24 1995
Pages: 167
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book demonstrates that the Balfour Declaration--the British decision to establish a Jewish homeland in postwar Palestine made on November 2, 1917 -- was the culmination of over 60 years of active preoccupation with Jewish culture and history among the British elite. Among these activists were the social reformer Lord Shaftesbury, the statesman Benjamin Disraeli, the novelist George Eliot, the archaeologist Charles Warren, and the romantic adventurer Laurence Oliphant. This study demonstrates how admiration for Judaism among the British elite influenced their actions and even their view of the world.

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General European History