The invention of the Jewish people / Shlomo Sand ; translated by Yael Lotan.
The invention of the Jewish people / Shlomo Sand ; translated by Yael Lotan.
The invention of the Jewish people / Shlomo Sand ; translated by Yael Lotan.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Verso, 2009.
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Date
2009.
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N305.8924/102
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English
Hebrew
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 332 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: burdens of memory -- Making nations: sovereignty and equality -- Mythistory: in the beginning, God created the people -- The invention of the exile: proselytism and conversion -- Realms of silence: in search of lost (Jewish) time -- The distinction: identity politics in Israel.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Verso, 2009.
Edition
English ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
All modern nation states have a story of their origins, passed down through both official and popular culture, and yet few of these accounts have proved as divisive and influential as the Israeli national myth. The well-known tale of Jewish exile at the hands of the Romans during the first century CE, and the assertion of both cultural and racial c...
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The invention of the Jewish people / Shlomo Sand ; translated by Yael Lotan.
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Translated from the Hebrew.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N305.8924/102
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74Vve3AAGq4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vve3AAGq4Z
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ISBN
1844674223 (hbk.)
9781844674220 (hbk.)
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305.8924
MMS ID
991017065259702626
