| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:30am-9:45am | TuTh | Bowden Hall 116 | Kenneth Stein. | HSC. | 4 | 1063 | TBA. |
Content: This upper level course traces the origins and development of modern Zionism and the evolution and growth of modern Israel. From biblical connections of the Jewish people to the land of Israel until the present, the course looks at the themes, causes, ideologies, diplomacy, neighbors, and leaders that shaped the contemporary Jewish state. Five periods of study are addressed: to the 1840s, from then until 1922, the Palestine Mandate or Yishuv until April 1949, 1949-1979, and 1979 to the present.
Required Texts: : Laqueur, Walter, A History of Zionism; Dowty, Alan, The Jewish State: A Century Later; Hertzberg, Arthur, The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader; Mahler, Greg, Politics and Government in Israel; Stein, Kenneth W., Heroic Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin, and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace; Stein, Kenneth W., Compilation of Documentary Resources on Modern Israel, Material Packet (to be purchased from the instructor); Selected readings on Blackboard or E-Reserve to be included on the syllabus .
Recommended Texts: Arian, Asher, Politics in Israel - The Second Republic, Avineri, Shlomo, The Making of Modern Zionism; Goldscheider, Calvin and Alan Zuckerman, The Transformation of the Jews; Horowitz, Dan and Moshe Lissak, Origins of the Israeli Polity; Liebman, Charles and Eliezer Don-Yehiya, Religion and Politics in Israel; Quandt, William, Peace Process; Ravitzky, Aviezer, Messianim, Zionism, and Jewish Radicalism; Sachar, Howard, History of Modern Israel; Sprinzak, Ehud, The Ascendance of Israel’s Radical Right;
Grading: There will be a one hour examination and a final examination. Students are expected to write a research paper of no more than 25 pages, using primarily library and archival sources.. All students will be expected to engage in regular class discussions. Additional readings will be provided on library reserve.
The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.