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by Moses Hess (Author), Meyer Waxman (Translator)
""Rome and Jerusalem: A Study in Jewish Nationalism"" is a book written by Moses Hess, a German-Jewish philosopher and socialist. The book explores the relationship between the Jewish people and their homeland, and the idea of Jewish nationalism. Hess argues that the Jewish people have a unique history and culture that sets them apart from other nations, and that they have a right to their own homeland. He also discusses the conflict between the Jewish people and the Roman Empire, and how this conflict shaped Jewish identity and nationalism. The book is considered an important work in the development of Zionism, the movement for Jewish self-determination and the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine. It was first published in German in 1862, and has since been translated into many languages.1918. Moses Hess, a fascinating 19th-century German Jewish intellectual figure, was at times religious and secular, traditional and modern, practical and theoretical, socialist and nationalist. He was responsible for converting Engels to communism, and he early introduced Marx to social and economic problems. In Rome and Jerusalem, he imagines a new Jewry, one progressive and traditional, religious and socialist, nationalist and humanitarian. Hess also declared that the freeing and uniting of humanity was the mission of the Jewish people and urged the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
