PSCI257 Final: ExamNotes

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PSCI257
• Professor: Bessma Momani

Document Summary

Zionism o facilitation and formation of jewish nation o the nation"s precise nature and character, and language (hebrew), deliberately articulated by individuals who set out to resurrect an ancient kingdom and its people in new, modern form o nations require territorial reference point jewish nation palestine o political and territorial independence israeli statehood (may 14 th 1948) o individual 193and highly criticized initiative snowballed into large scale migration of jewry into promise land o migration due to anti semitism and jewish persecution o zionism chosen ness of jewish people and return to eretz israel o zionism developed in larger intellectual context opposing to project jewish national assertion and uniqueness o haskala literary and cultural enlightenment calling for greater integration into. Chapter 11 - challenges facing the middle east. May 6 lecture - the middle east: an intro. Chapter 1 - from islam to the great war. Lecture #4 nasser, suez canal, and arab nationalism.