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Hebrew Orientalism - by Mostafa Hussein (Hardcover)

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  • How Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine used Arabo-Islamic culture to advance the goals of Zionism In the decades before the establishment of a Jewish state in 1948, native and immigrant Jews in Palestine mediated between Jewish and Arab cultures while navigating their evolving identities as settler colonists.
  • About the Author: Mostafa Hussein is assistant professor of Jewish-Muslim studies at the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan.
  • 352 Pages
  • History, Middle East

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How Jewish writers in late Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine used Arabo-Islamic culture to advance the goals of Zionism

In the decades before the establishment of a Jewish state in 1948, native and immigrant Jews in Palestine mediated between Jewish and Arab cultures while navigating their evolving identities as settler colonists. Hebrew Orientalism challenges the conventional view that Hebrew thinkers were dismissive of Arabo-Islamic culture, revealing how they both adopted and adapted elements of it that enhanced Zionist aims.

Drawing on a wealth of sources ranging from Arabic medieval chronicles, travel narratives, and poetry to modern Hebrew geography and botany texts, Mostafa Hussein provides a nuanced understanding of Hebrew orientalism by focusing on the practical activities of Hebrew writers, such as recuperating the Jewish past in the East, constructing Jewish indigeneity, consolidating Jewish ties to Palestine's landscape, enhancing understanding of the Hebrew Bible, reviving Hebrew language, and undertaking translation projects. Through the lens of a diverse group of Jewish intellectuals--ranging from Palestine-born Sephardi/Oriental and Ashkenazi Jews to Eastern European immigrants--he unveils the complex realities of cultural exchange and knowledge production, highlighting the dual role of these intellectuals in connecting with the East and promoting Zionist aspirations. Hussein offers fresh insights into the role of scholarly practices in advancing new perspectives on the region and its peoples and forging a modern Zionist Hebrew identity.

Illuminating the intricate and often contradictory engagement of Hebrew scholars with Arabo-Islamic culture, Hebrew Orientalism informs contemporary discussions of postcolonialism and settler colonialism and enriches our understanding of the historical dynamics between Jews and Arabs in Palestine.



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"It is often claimed that early Zionist settlers into Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were indifferent to or would ignore Arab, Muslim and Palestinian culture. Mostafa Hussein challenges this view in his new book. . . . Hebrew Orientalism aims to offer a more nuanced view of the movement and highlight their differences, contradictions, circumstances and how events helped to evolve their ideas. Hussein has provided a very readable, thoughtful and insightful account of the intellectual movement."---Usman Butt, Middle East Monitor

"Shortlisted for the National Jewish Book Award in Nonfiction, Jewish Book Council"



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Mostafa Hussein is assistant professor of Jewish-Muslim studies at the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the editor (with Brahim El Guabli) of Remembering Jews in Maghrebi and Middle Eastern Media.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Middle East
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Theme: Israel & Palestine
Format: Hardcover
Author: Mostafa Hussein
Language: English
Street Date: December 9, 2025
TCIN: 1002803941
UPC: 9780691280707
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-8693
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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