Author: JEROME, FRED
Title: Einstein on Israel and Zionism : his provocative ideas about the Middle East / Fred Jerome
Description: New York : St. Martin's Press 2009. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 334 pages; Physical desc.: xiii. 334 p. ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-284) and index. Summary: Albert Einstein thought and wrote extensively not just on the most difficult problems in physics. but also in politics. For the first time. this book collects his essays. interviews. and letters on the Middle East. Zionism. and Arab-Jewish relations. Many of these have never been published in English. and all of them contradict the popular image of Einstein as pro-Zionist. He was offered and refused the Presidency of Israel. but had he taken it. he might have said things the Zionists didn't want to hear; he favored a non-religious state that would welcome Jew and Palestinian alike. One person's letters. even Einstein's. cannot resolve the crisis in the Middle East. but decades later. when horrors of the conflict in the Middle East are familiar to everyone. the reflections of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers are a signpost. showing his commitment to social justice. understanding. and friendship between Jew and Arab.-- Publisher description. Subject: Einstein. Albert. 1879-1955 - Political and social views. Einstein. Albert. 1879-1955 - Sources. Zionism - Israel. Jewish-Arab relations. Asian / Middle Eastern history. Einstein. Albert - Political and social views. HISTORY / Jewish. HISTORY / Middle East / Israel. Israel. Jewish-Arab relations. Zionism - Israel.Weight in Kg appr.:

Keywords: