Arthur Ruppin and the Production of Pre-Israeli Culture; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Cultural Identity; Chapter Two: Weltanschauung; Chapter Three: The German Nexus; Chapter Four: Practice; Chapter Five: Ruppin and Nazi-Zionist Relations; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Plates
Summary
Ruppin's immense contribution to the Zionist movement gave him the title "The Father of Jewish/Zionist settlement in Palestine." Nevertheless, the common narrative sets Ruppin's historical persona in an ambivalent position and suppresses his formative role and heritage. Part of the reason for this is that, in many ways, his history causes a crack to appear in the Zionist national "cover stories."
