CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Note on Transliteration and Translation ix
4. Map xii
5. Introduction: Unchosen Times, Unchosen Conditions 1
6. 1 Futurelessness and the Jewish Question 41
7. 2 Toward a Politics of Doubt and Exit 88
8. 3 Minorityhood and the Limits of Culture 114
9. 4 Antisemitism, Nationalism, Eliminationism 154
10. 5 From Ideology to Inquiry 193
11. 6 Palestine as Possibility 221
12. 7 Reason, Exit, and Postcommunal Triage 254
13. Conclusion: “With a Cruel Logic” 306
14. Notes 331
15. Acknowledgments 365
16. Index 369