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The Invention of the Jewish People

Description: A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a new account of both that demands to be read and reckoned with. Was there really a forced exile in the first century, at the hands of the Romans? Should we regard the Jewish people, throughout millennia, as both a distinct ethnic group and a putative nation—returned at last to its Biblical homeland? Shlomo Sand argues that most Jews actually descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered far across the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The formation of a Jewish people and then a Jewish nation out of these disparate groups could only take place under the sway of a new historiography, developing in response to the rise of nationalism throughout Europe. Beneath the biblical back fill of the nineteenth-century historians, and the twentieth-century intellectuals who replaced rabbis as the architects of Jewish identity, The Invention of the Jewish People uncovers a new narrative of Israel’s formation, and proposes a bold analysis of nationalism that accounts for the old myths. After a long stay on Israel’s bestseller list, and winning the coveted Aujourd’hui Award in France, The Invention of the Jewish People is finally available in English. The central importance of the conflict in the Middle East ensures that Sand’s arguments will reverberate well beyond the historians and politicians that he takes to task. Without an adequate understanding of Israel’s past, capable of superseding today’s opposing views, diplomatic solutions are likely to remain elusive. In this iconoclastic work of history, Shlomo Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel’s future.

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Color: Black

EAN: 9781788736619

ISBN: 9781788736619

Package Dimensions LxWxH: 8.23x5.47x1.1 Inches

Weight: 0.73 Pounds

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Brand: Verso

Book Title: Invention of the Jewish People

Number of Pages: 368 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Verso Books

Topic: Judaism / History, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Jewish

Publication Year: 2020

Item Height: 0.9 in

Genre: Religion, History

Item Weight: 12 Oz

Author: Shlomo Sand

Item Length: 8.2 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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