New Hebrews - Making National Culture in Zion

"Examines the cultural history of Zionism and the revolutionary ways it used language, literature, architecture, art, music and body culture to reshape modern Jewish culture. Yaron Peleg offers an interdisciplinary study of nationalism and examines the psychology of modern Israel. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core"-- Provided by publisher.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Modern Hebrew language and literature; 2. Hebrew space and architecture; 3. New Hebrew bodies; 4. A new Hebrew festival calendar; 5. New Hebrew aesthetics; 6. New Hebrew sounds; Afterword.

About the author

Yaron Peleg is Kennedy-Leigh Professor in Modern Hebrew Studies at the University of Cambridge. His monographs include Directed by God, Jewishness in Contemporary Israeli Film and Television (2016) and Israeli Culture Between the Two Intifadas (2008). He is co-editor of numerous scholarly anthologies, including New Directions in Israeli Media, Film, Television & Digital Content (2025), with Eran Kaplan and Ido Rosen.

Product details

• Authors: Yaron Peleg, Yaron (University of Cambridge) Peleg, Peleg Yaron
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009591478
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0959147-8
• No. of pages: 215
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Israel, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Judaism: life & practice, Social and cultural history, Judaism: life and practice, Middle Eastern history, Relating to Jewish people and groups