Author: MARQUSEE, MIKE
Title: If I am not for myself : journey of an anti-Zionist Jew
Description: London ; New York : Verso 2010. Second Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xii. 307 p. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-307). Summary; This is an eloquent and deeply felt memoir exploring the author's complex relationship with his Jewish identity. 'If I Am Not Myself' is a passionate. thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be Jewish in the twenty-first century. It traces the author's upbringing in 1960s Jewish-American suburbia. his anti-war and pro-Palestinian activism on the British Left. and life as a Jew among Muslims in Pakistan. Morocco. and Britain. Interwoven with this are the experiences of his grandfather's life in Jewish New York of the 1930s and '40s. his struggles with anti-Semitism and the twists and turns that led him from anti-Fascism to Militant Zionism. In the course of this deeply personal story. Marqusee refutes the claims of Israel and Zionism on Jewish loyalty and laments their impact on the Jewish Diaspora. Rather. he argues for a richer. more multi-dimensional understanding of Jewish history and identity. and reclaims vital political and personal space for those castigated as self-haters by the Jewish establishment. Subjects; Marqusee. Mike - Family. Jews - United States - Biography. Jews - Great Britain - Biography. Jews - Identity. Biography & autobiography: general ; Jewish studies. USA ; Postwar period. (1945 to c 2000). Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs. Genres; Autobiography. Bibliography. Weight in Kg appr.:

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