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Authors: Shlomo Sand, Yael Lotan
ISBN-13: 9781844676231, ISBN-10: 1844676234
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Verso
Date Published: June 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Shlomo Sand

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.

Book Synopsis

Bestselling new analysis of Jewish history by a leading Israeli historian.

Table of Contents

Introduction Burdens of Memory 1

1 Making Nations: Sovereignty and Equality 23

2 Mythistory: In the Beginning, God Created the People 64

3 The Invention of the Exile: Proselytism and Conversion 129

4 Realms of Silence: In Search of Lost (Jewish) Time 190

5 The Distinction: Identity Politics in Israel 250

Acknowledgments 314

Index 315

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