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Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918 (The Modern Jewish Experience)
Zionism and Technocracy The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine 18701918 - The Modern Jewish Experience Author:Derek J. Penslar "Zionism and Technocracy is important reading for anyone seriously interested in the development of the Yishuv during the last decades of Ottoman rule." -- Choice"... stimulating and well written... " -- Shofar"A pioneering work on the most important aspect of early Zionist history, well researched, well written, highly to be recommended." -- W... more »alter Laqueur"Taut and well-written with a fresh approach, Penslar's painstakingly researched study fills an important gap in the literature on the early Yishuv." -- The Jerusalem Post Magazine"Penslar has written one of the first 'social histories' of an important aspect of Zionism." -- David Sorkin"... Penslar presents an alternative perspective of those early days of Jewish settlement. Instead of a tale of individuals and their efforts, it is history of the organizational efforts to develop the institutions needed to reestablish the Jewish presence on the land." -- MidstreamThe creation of a Jewish homeland in modern Palestine represented a monumental technical achievement. This achievement, and the story of the Jewish technocrats from Central Europe who engineered it, is documented here for the first time -- bringing together social, intellectual, and institutional history in a pathbreaking study.« less