zeev sternhell

Presents a controversial view of the origins of fascism, locating them in the eighteenth century with the advent of the Anti-Enlightenment, a far earl

Asserts that fascism was an important part of the mainstream of European history, not just a temporary development in Germany and Italy but a signific

Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationa

The author argues that the fascism possessed a coherent ideology with deep roots in European civilization. Long before fascism became a political for

Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843) and Chaim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934). Both poets, each within his culture, is of canonic stature, and

Explores how books disseminated religious and secular ideas, created a new class of Jewish intellectuals, and made knowledge of the world available to

A comprehensive and critical analysis of Israel's national security and foreign policy since the inception of the state of Israel. This book argues th

Middle Eastern politics of the 1990s have been characterized by a drive towards peace, the success of which will depend on the negotiating process. Th

Why do reasonable people lead their nations into the tremendously destructive traps of international conflict? Why do nations then deepen their involv

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine introduces readers to the panoply of public entertainment that flourished in Palestine from the

Why do reasonable people lead their nations into the tremendously destructive traps of international conflict? Why do nations then deepen their involv

Middle Eastern politics of the 1990s have been characterized by a drive towards peace, the success of which will depend on the negotiating process. Th

Presents an analysis of the history of Israel's defense and foreign policies and a fundamental reassessment of its security doctrine.

A history of the United States’ greatest archival project and how it has shaped what we know about the Civil War

The Civil War thrust millions of men and women—rich and poor, soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free—onto the roads of the South. During four years

My greatest fear? To get to the end of my life only to realize that I blew it. I missed the whole point of life entirely. Assuming, of course, there