Encounters with the "Holy Land" : Place, Past and Future in American Jewish Culture
by Jeffrey Shandler, Beth Wenger
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Three essays illuminate American interpretations of the "holy land" by examining American tourism & travel to pre-state Israel, the representation of the holy land in exhibitions & world fairs, & the symbols & the public culture of American Zionism.Tags
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Jeffrey Shandler is assistant professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University.
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- 320.54 — Society, government, & culture Political science Types of Government Political ideologies Nationalism, regionalism, internationalism
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