{"product_id":"uncertain-empire-jews-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-british-imperialism-hardback-9781503642430","title":"Uncertain Empire; Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism (Hardback) 9781503642430","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUncertain Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth E. Imber (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781503642430\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e386 pages, 7 halftones\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Elizabeth Imber's bold and innovative global approach reframes Jewish history in the first half of the twentieth century, illuminating the entanglement of Zionism with imperial interests and anti-colonial movements. A pioneering book.\"\u003cbr\u003e  —Derek Penslar, Harvard University \"\u003ci\u003eUncertain Empire\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly reframes our understanding of the road to 1948 in Israel\/Palestine. Moving beyond the historical debates narrowly focused on nationalism and colonialism, Elizabeth Imber reveals how the Jewish experience within the global British Empire decisively shaped Jewish political thought about the future of Palestine.\" \u003cbr\u003e  —James Loeffler, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the British conquest of Ottoman Palestine, Jews across the British Empire—from Jerusalem to Johannesburg, London to Calcutta—found themselves at the heart of global Jewish political discourse. As these intellectuals, politicians, activists, and communal elites navigated shifting political landscapes, some envisioned Palestine as a British dominion, leveraging imperial power for Jewish state-building, while others fostered ties with anticolonial movements, contemplating independent national aspirations. \u003ci\u003eUncertain Empire\u003c\/i\u003e considers this intricate interplay between British imperialism, Zionism, and anticolonial movements from the 1917 British conquest of Palestine to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Imber highlights diverse and sometimes conflicting visions of Jewish political futures, offering detailed case studies of key figures including Chaim Arlosoroff, Moshe Shertok, Helen Bentwich, Rachel Ezra, and Hermann Kallenbach. She explores a \"politics of uncertainty\" in which Jews engaged with both imperial stability and the rise of anticolonial mobilization, when many were likewise forced to reconsider Palestine as a viable refuge and political solution. Ultimately, this book provides a nuanced understanding of how the British Empire's fate became central to Zionist and broader Jewish political thought, revealing the complex intersections of empire, state power, and Jewish politics during a time marked by profound urgency and exigency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  1. Wanderers Between Two Worlds\u003cbr\u003e  2. Zionists and the British Question\u003cbr\u003e  3. An Uncertain Alliance\u003cbr\u003e  4. Between Empire and Nation\u003cbr\u003e  5. Legacies of Empire and Imagining the Postcolonial\u003cbr\u003e  6. Realism, Refugees, and the British Horizons of War\u003cbr\u003e  7. The Eve of Empire\u003cbr\u003e  Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702513561880,"sku":"9781503642430","price":82.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/uncertain-empire-jews-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-british-imperialism-hardback-9781503642430","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}