{"product_id":"the-invention-of-the-jewish-people-paperback","title":"The Invention of the Jewish People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShlomo Sand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYael Lotan\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e 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 two millennia, as both a distinct ethnic group and a putative nation--returned at last to its Biblical homeland? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShlomo 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers a new narrative of Israel's formation, and proposes a bold analysis of nationalism that accounts for the old myths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a long stay on Israel's bestseller list, and winning the coveted Aujourd'hui Award in France, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShlomo Sand\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Nation and the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorges Sorel en son temps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe XXe siècle à l'écran\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Mots et la terre: les intellectuels en Israël\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52004685381933,"sku":"9781788736619","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZTBrTnNtbFcrQ2hiell2WVllYURZUT09.webp?v=1776743415","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-invention-of-the-jewish-people-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}