Expeditions and investigations in various countries――The decision in favour of The Argentine――Dr. G. Löwenthal――Colonel A. E. W. Goldsmid――The “Lovers of _Zion_” and Baron _de_ Hirsch in 1891――Baron and Baroness _de_ Hirsch’s charitable works. CHAPTER XLVII. MODERN ZIONISM Theodor Herzl――The first conception and the acceptance of Palestine――Max Nordau――The ideas of Modern Zionism. CHAPTER XLVIII. THE FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS The general impression――The proclamation of the Jewish national idea――The Basle Programme――The first Executive Central Committee――Prof. ♦Hermann Schapira――Christian visitors at the first Congress――Letters of the _Grand Rabbin_ of France, _M._ Zadoc Kahn, and of the _Haham_ of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community of London, Dr. Moses Gaster. ♦ “Herman” replaced with “Hermann” CHAPTER XLIX. THE MOTIVE FORCES OF ZIONISM Modern _Hebrew_ literature――The _Chovevé Zion_――The pioneers in Palestine. CHAPTER L. ZIONISM IN FRANCE David Wolffsohn――France――_M._ Léon Bourgeois――Michel Erlanger ――Zadoc Kahn――Baron Edmond _de_ Rothschild――Professor Joseph Halévy――Dr. Emil Meyersohn――Dr. Waldemar Haffkine――The brothers Marmorek――Bernard Lazare. CHAPTER LI. ZIONISM IN ENGLAND The first leaders――Herzl before the Royal Commission on Immigration――The East Africa offer――Death of Herzl――Holman Hunt――Report of United States Consul at Beirut on Zionism ――Lord Robert Cecil――The Palestine Exploration Fund――Colonel Conder――Lord Gwydyr――Zionism and the Arab question. CHAPTER LII. BRITISH POLICY IN THE NEAR EAST The Russo-Turkish War, 1877‒78――The Turkish Revolution ――Disappointed hopes――Jewish colonization and British commercial interests in Palestine. CHAPTER LIII. THE PRINCIPLES OF ZIONISM Palestine as the Homeland――The rebirth of Jewish civilization ――The security of public law――The aims of Political Zionism ――A modern Commonwealth for the Jewish people. ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. I. ⭘ THEODOR HERZL ⭘ CONFERENCE BETWEEN MANASSEH BEN-ISRAEL AND OLIVER CROMWELL ⭘ H.H.R. YAHACOB SASPORTAS ⭘ DR. EPHRAIM H. BONUS ⭘ DR. ABRAHAM ZACUT ⭘ H.H.R. MANASSEH BEN-ISRAEL ⭘ H.R. J. J. A. _DE_ LEON (TEMPLO) ⭘ H.H.R. ISAAC ABOAB _DA_ FONSECA ⭘ SIR OLIVER ST. JOHN ⭘ THOS. BRIGHTMAN ⭘ REV. DR. WILLIAM GOUGE ⭘ HUGO GROTIUS ⭘ REV. HENRY JESSEY ⭘ GEN. SIR CHARLES WARREN ⭘ MAJ.-GEN. SIR CHARLES W. WILSON ⭘ EARL KITCHENER ⭘ DR. EDWARD ROBINSON ⭘ COL. CLAUDE R. CONDER ⭘ GRAND SANHÉDRIN, 1807 ⭘ ABRAHAM FURTADO ⭘ RABBI ABRAHAM DE COLOGNA ⭘ RABBI BARUCH GOUGUENHEIM ⭘ RABBI EMMANUEL DEUTZ ⭘ RABBI JACOB MEYER ⭘ RABBI J. DAVID SINZHEIM ⭘ NAPOLEON LE GRAND RÉTABLIT LE CULTE DES ISRAÉLITES, 1806 ⭘ REV. JAMES BICHENO ⭘ DAVID LEVI ⭘ REV. WILLIAM WHISTON