The Invention of the Jewish People

A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe.In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd'hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel's future.

About the author

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, On the Nation and the Jewish People, L'Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900, Georges Sorel en son temps, Le XXe siècle à l'écran and Les Mots et la terre: les intellectuels en Israël.

Report

Extravagantly denounced and praised. New York Times

Product details

• Authors: Shlomo Sand, Sand Shlomo
• Assisted by: Yael Lotan (Translation)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781788736619
• ISBN: 978-1-78873-661-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book; Judentum, Religionsgeschichte, Palästina, Israel, Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, Geschichte der Religion, Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Asiatische Geschichte, Nahost, Soziale Gruppen: religiöse Gemeinschaften, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Weltreligionen / Judentum, HISTORY / Jewish, Asien / Geschichte, Judentum / Israel (Staat), Naher Osten - Nahost, Multikulturell, Kultur / Multikulturell, RELIGION / Judaism / History, Palästina - Heiliges Land, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Middle Eastern history, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Relating to Jewish people and groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Israel; Judaism; Roman; History; Middle East