Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. ONE. Dispossession, Displacement, and Dreams: The Meanings of Auto-Emancipation 19
6. TWO. Great Britain’s Colonial Venture: The Starting Point 51
7. THREE. Making Concessions: Zionist Immigration Politics 76
8. FOUR. Mishnah Impossible: Zionist Attempts to Transform the Jewish People 102
9. FIVE. No Kaddish for Exile, No Path to Redemption 133
10. SIX. Unsung Heroes 166
11. CONCLUSION. Vital Statistics and the Statistics Vital for a Jewish State 199
12. Notes 209
13. Glossary 231
14. Bibliography 233
15. Index 247