In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea

Brenner, Michael

ISBN 10: 0691203970 / ISBN 13: 9780691203973

Edité par Princeton University Press, 2020

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Synopsis :

A major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should be

Many Zionists who advocated for the creation of a Jewish state envisioned a nation like any other. Yet for Israel's founders, the nation that emerged against all odds in 1948 was anything but ordinary. Born from the ashes of genocide and a long history of suffering, Israel was conceived to be unique, a model society and the heart of a prosperous new Middle East. It is this paradox, says historian Michael Brenner--the Jewish people's wish for a homeland both normal and exceptional--that shapes Israel's ongoing struggle to define itself and secure a place among nations. In Search of Israel is a major new history of this struggle from the late nineteenth century to our time.

À propos de l?auteur: Michael Brenner is the Seymour and Lilian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies and director of the Center for Israel Studies at American University and Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. His many books include A Short History of the Jews (Princeton).

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea
Éditeur : Princeton University Press
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good