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

Sand, Shlomo

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ISBN 10: 1844679462 ISBN 13: 9781844679461

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2012

Riassunto

What is a homeland, and when does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for them throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land?

Following the acclaimed and controversial 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 invention of the modern geopolitical concept of the 'Land of Israel' by nineteenth cntury 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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Recensione:

Praise for The Invention of the Jewish People: Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark. --Eric Hobsbawm, Observer

A radical dismantling of a national myth. --Guardian

Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book. --Tony Judt

L'autore:

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.

Geremy Forman teaches in the Department for Land of Israel Studies at the University of Haifa. He has most recently contributed to the collection Reapproaching Borders: New Perspectives on the Study of Israel–Palestine.

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• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844679462
• ISBN 13: 9781844679461
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 295