The Invention of the Land of Israel: From Holy Land to Homeland - Couverture rigide

Sand, Shlomo

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1844679462 ISBN 13 : 9781844679461

Editeur : Verso Books, 2012

Synopsis

What is a homeland, and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial The Invention of the Jewish People, Shlomo Sand examines the mysterious sacred land that has become the site of the longest running national struggle of the twentieth century. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. Sand's account dissects the concept of 'historical right' and tracks the creation of the modern geopolitical concept of the 'Land of Israel' by nineteenth - century Evangelical Protestants and Jewish Zionists. This invention, he argues, not only facilitated the colonization of the Middle East and the establishment of the State of Israel; it is also what is threatening the existence of the Jewish state today.

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À propos de l'auteur

SHLOMO SAND studied history at the University of Tel Aviv and at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, in Paris. He currently teaches contemporary history at the University of Tel Aviv.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1844679462
• ISBN 13: 9781844679461
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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