“Going Down to the Sea”: David Ben-Gurion’s Maritime Turn and Jewish Migrations to Mandatory Palestine, 1933-1948

This article analyzes the original essay “Going Down to the Sea” by David Ben-Gurion, written in 1937. The article studies the historical context of Ben-Gurion’s maritime proclamation and discusses the Zionist Organization’s increasing interest in the sea as a place of power and influence. It demons...

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Main Author: Björn Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2021-09-01
Series:Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/12215