Ahad Ha-Am: Selected Essays - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Asher Ginsberg, Leon SimonSeries:Classics in JudaicaPublish date:2011-11-01Pages:348
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9781618111524ISBN-10:1618111523UPC:9781618111524Book Category:Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Jewish, JudaismBook Topic:Rituals & Practice, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.21Product ID:SC944NNH7B
Asher Ginsberg (1856-1927), also known as Ahad Ha-Am, was a prominent pre-state Zionist thinker and considered the founder of Cultural Zionism, fighting for what he described as "a Jewish state and not merely a state of Jews." This 1912 collection of essays, translated by Leon Simon, expresses his philosophy and beliefs on Zionism and other Jewish topics, helping the reader build an understanding of Ahad Ha-Am and his era.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Academic Studies PressISBN-13:9781618111524ISBN-10:1618111523UPC:9781618111524Book Category:Literary Criticism, ReligionBook Subcategory:Jewish, JudaismBook Topic:Rituals & Practice, HistorySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.21Product ID:SC944NNH7B
Sir Leon Simon was among the original members of the Zionist Commision to Palestine, and was particularly interested in the cultural aspect of Jewish nationalism and the Hebrew revival. He published several translations of Ahad Ha-am's work and wrote Studies in Jewish Nationalism (1920) and Essays on Ancient Greek Literature (1951; in Hebrew).
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