"This is a superb introduction to a crucial chapter in Jewish history for the uninitiated reader. In this engaging and highly accessible book, David Engel provides a concise, informative and lucid account of the history of the modern Zionist movement and its impact on both Israeli society and Israel's relations with Diaspora Jewry."

I. The Idea of a Jewish StateA. Self-Representations of Zionist OriginsB. Jewish Settlement in Palestine before ZionismC. Europe and the Near East Between Multinational Empire and Nation-StateD. The Origins of Jewish NationalismII. Crystallization of a Movement, 1881-97A. New Jewish Immigration and Settlement Patterns in PalestineB. Conflicting Concepts: Palestine as a Refuge and a National HomeC. The Beginnings of Western European Jewish Involvement in PalestineD. Theodor Herzl and the Establishment of the World Zionist OrganizationIII. Zionist Diplomacy and Jewish Settlement under Ottoman Rule, 1897-1918A. Political, Practical, and Synthetic ZionismB. The Second Aliyah and its Impact on Zionist DevelopmentC. The Beginnings of Zionist-Arab FrictionD. World War I, the Balfour Declaration, and the Rise of Palestinian NationalismIV. Growth of the Zionist Enterprise under the British Mandate, 1918-29A. The Structure of the Mandatory RegimeB. Building Palestine's Economic InfrastructureC. The Hegemony of the Labor Movement and the Revisionist ChallengeD. Building a New Jewish National CultureV. The End of British-Zionist Cooperation, 1929-48A. Arab Opposition Mounts; Britain Rethinks the MandateB. The Rise of Nazism and the Struggle over ImmigrationC. The Idea of Partition and its Challenge to Zionist ThoughtD. Britain as EnemyVI. The Partitioned State, 1948-67A. Proclaiming Independence and the 1948 WarB. New Tasks for Zionism: The Post-Holocaust Jewish WorldC. Mass Immigration and Social ChangeD. Israels Relations with the Arab WorldVII. Greater Israel, 1967-A. The Six-Day War and its EffectsB. Religious Zionism: Messianic Influences in Israeli Politics and CultureC. The 1973 War and the Tribulations of the Peace ProcessD. Facing the PalestiniansVIII. Towards a New Era?A. Non-Jews in a Jewish StateB. The Impact of GlobalizationC. Jewish or Israeli?D. The Post-Zionist Debates