Shindler Takes Another Look at 'Military Zionism'
11 January 2010
A revised edition of The Triumph of Military Zionism, by Professor of Israeli Studies Colin Shindler, is now out in paperback.
The book asks the question, How and why did Israel shift from a much admired state based on pioneering egalitarianism and "making the desert bloom" to one which is chiefly known for its military might? The Triumph of Military Zionism maintains that the shift is not simply a reaction to the increasingly nationalistic politics of Palestine.
The book examines the key players in Israel’s shift to the right, beginning with Abba Achimeir and the advent of Maximalist Zionism. This provocative study is also the first to critically appraise the relationship between Vladimir Jabotinsky and his alleged 'disciple', Menachem Begin. The book uses new scholarship based on original and hitherto unpublished material to challenge the conventional wisdom that Begin was the natural heir to Jabotinsky.
This new and fully revised edition of the definitive history of the subject ("One of the most illuminating books in its field for years"—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Times Literary Supplement) is intended not just for Middle Eastern and military historians but for anyone with an interest in one of the defining conflicts of our time."
For further information, contact:
Johannah Flaherty
SOAS Communications Manager
jf51@soas.ac.uk
+44 (0)207 898 4956
