{"product_id":"old-new-land-theodor-herzl-9781558761605","title":"Old New Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eOld New Land \u003c\/em\u003eforever altered the face of the Middle East. The book was a nineteenth-century utopian blueprint for a modern state of Israel. There were Jewish settlers in Palestine, and Zionist ideas had existed in Eastern Europe before Herzl, but Herzl made Zionism into a cultural and political movement acceptable to Western governments and intellectuals. His prophecy at the end of this book became reality: \"If you will it, it is not a fable.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, founder of the Zionist movement, considered this utopian story his best literary work: an expression of his art, with a political message. His biographer, Amos Elon, placed \u003cem\u003eOld New Land \u003c\/em\u003e\"in the mainstream of fin-de-si cle art. Its pursuit of arcadian bliss within a mystic community and its haunted preoccupation with dreams recall Gustav Mahler's music.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodor Herzl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558761608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558761605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Theodor Herzl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995905949951,"sku":"9781558761605","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b35d5e0a-b367-4991-b300-9c65d1e0e620.jpg?v=1683338557","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-new-land-theodor-herzl-9781558761605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}