“History of Modern Israel”
Kenneth W. Stein, Introductory Level (Seminar or General), Emory University, Spring 2006
This undergraduate freshman course reviews the history of modern Israel from the inception of Zionism to the present. The four periods of study are the ideological formations (to 1917), Zionist autonomy in Palestine and nation-building (to 1949), the problems and successes of sovereignty (to 1977), and the quest for identity and normalization (to the present). Issues to be discussed include the structure of the old and new Yishuv, immigrations to Eretz Yisrael, British rule in Palestine, relationships with the great powers, sociological associations and cleavages, Israel-Diaspora relations, American Jewry and Israel, religion and state policy interaction, political and economic systems, constitutional issues, Arab-Israeli wars, American-Israeli relations, the negotiating process, and the quest for recognition from Arab neighbors.
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