This volume reconsiders the history of Zionism through the lens of emotion. By highlighting the series of emotional states that are key to any national or social movement, including the Zionist project, Penslar shows how Zionism is distinct for the breadth and depth of feeling of those engaged in it, of outside observers, and of its opponents. 

DEREK J. PENSLAR is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the author of several books, including Theodor Herzl: The Charismatic Leader and Jews and the Military: A History. 

Introduction 
Part I: Terms of Debate 
Chapter One: Staging Zionism 
Part II: State of the Question 
Chapter Two: Zionism as Colonialism 
Part III: In a New Key
Chapter Three: Zionism to 1948: Passion and Solidarity 
Chapter Four: Zionism since 1948: A Great Romance 
Chapter Five: Zionism and the International Community: From Gratitude to Betrayal 
Chapter Six: Hating Zionism 
Conclusion 
Acknowledgments 
Notes
For Further Reading
Index