The Invention of the Land of Israel

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"His achievement consists in debunking a nationalist mythology which holds sway in large sections of popular opinion Truth-teUing may be painful but necessary." Donald Sassoon, Guardian
"A thought-provoking, readable, and important work." Publishers Weekly
PRAISE FOR THE INVENTION OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
"Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book." TonyJudt
"Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark." Eric Hobsbawm, Observer
"Extravagantly denounced and praised." New York Times
Following his acclaimed and controversial Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"His achievement consists in debunking a nationalist mythology which holds sway in large sections of popular opinion Truth-teUing may be painful but necessary." Donald Sassoon, Guardian
"A thought-provoking, readable, and important work." Publishers Weekly
PRAISE FOR THE INVENTION OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
"Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book." TonyJudt
"Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark." Eric Hobsbawm, Observer
"Extravagantly denounced and praised." New York Times
Following his acclaimed and controversial Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest-running national struggle of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate the region. The modern concept of the "Land of Israel" came into being in the nineteenth century, he argues. It motivated the early Zionists to colonize the Middle East and establish the State of Israel, and today it threatens Israel's political stability and continued existence.
SHLOMO SAND studied History at the University of Tel Aviv and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He currently teaches Contemporary History at the University of Tel Aviv. His books include The Invention of the Jewish People and On the Nation and the Jewish People.
ISBN 978-1-78168-083-4 , 5 1995
HISTORY / POLITICS III mil III nil I
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