Full Description
The two volumes of this work comprise the first
comprehensive history of the kibbutz movement in any language.
Origins
and Growth covers the first thirty years of this
fascinating story, from the formation of the kibbutz in the opening years of
the twentieth century to the eve of the Second World War. It is a masterly
analysis of the genesis and expansion of the kibbutzim and their relations with
the world around them. It considers not only the various components of the
kibbutz movement but also the pioneering youth movements from which their
members came.
Henry Near's analysis of the ideological,
political, economic, and social development of the kibbutz movement is
illustrated throughout by excerpts from historical sources, affording a wealth
of colourful insights into the changing quality of kibbutz life as experienced
by its members.
The second volume, Crisis and Achievement, 1939-1995 extends the detailed historical
analysis to 1977 and gives a comprehensive overview of subsequent developments.
Contents
List of tables
List of illustrations and maps
Note on Translation, Transliteration, Annotation, and References
Introduction
1 Backgrounds and Beginnings, 1904-1920
Zionist Settlements and the Second Aliya • Communes and Kvutzot • The Spread of Kvutzot • Historical Dimensions in the Creation of the Kvutza
2 Expansion and Consolidation, 1918-1923
The Third Aliya and the 'Fellowship of the Roads' • Gedud Ha'avoda and Hashomer Hatzair • The Kibbutz Movement in 1923
3 The Pioneering Youth Movements: Origins and Growth, 1900-1935
Hechalutz • The 'Classic' Youth Movements • The Smaller Youth Movements • The Youth Movements in the Early 1930s
4 The Fourth Aliya and the Creation of the Kibbutz Movements, 1924-1930
The Fourth Aliya: Patterns of Settlement • Gedud Ha'avoda and Ein Harod • The Foundation of the Kibbutz Movements • Unity and Variety
5 After the Crisis: Recovery and Growth, 1927-1935
The World in Transition • Economics and Settlement • Development of the Kibbutz Movements
6 Politics and Youth, 1927-1935
The Politicization of the Kibbutz Movement • The Expansion of the Youth Movements • Historical Influences on the Development of the Youth Movements
7 Glimpses of Social History: The Kibbutz Community, 1925-1935
Patterns of Education: The 1920s and 1930s • Community and Culture • Ways of Life: Three Kibbutzim, 1935
8 Diversity and Unity: The Smaller Movements, 1930-1939
Pioneering Youth Movements in the Diaspora • Pioneering Youth Movements in the Yishuv • The Religious Kibbutz Movements • Youth Movements and Kibbutz Movements
9 The Heroic Period, 1936-1939
The Arab Revolt • The Kibbutz Movement and the Defence of the Yishuv • Tower and Stockade • Hechalutz and Illegal Immigration
10 Economics, Politics, and Society, 1936-1939
The Kibbutz Economy • Demographic Developments • The Kibbutz in Politics • Social Developments
11 Comments and Conclusions
Economics • Social Developments • The Kibbutz and the Outside World: Ideological Variants • Politics • Reflections • Achievements and Apprehensions
Appendix 1: The kibbutz movement in 1939
Appendix 2: Guide to other settlements mentioned
Glossary
References
Index
Map: The kibbutz movement in context, 1939
