Zionism and Technocracy: The Engineering of Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 1870-1918

By Derek Jonathan 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." --Walter 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." --Midstream The 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253342902
• ISBN13: 9780253342904
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.7"