The Words and the Land
Israeli Intellectuals and the Nationalist Myth
$29.62
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2011
Summary
How the work of Israeli writers today reflects the foundation myths of a Jewish state.The idea of the Jewish nation was conceived before the organization of the Zionist movement in the nineteenth century and continued long after the creation of the state of Israel. In The Words and the Land, post-Zionist Israeli historian Shlomo Sand examines how both Jewish and Israeli intellectuals contributed to this process. One by one, he identifies and calls into question the foundation myths of the Isr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781584350965 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1584350962 |
| Author: | Shlomo Sand, Ames Hodges |
| Publisher: | Autonomedia |
| Imprint: | Semiotext |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Semiotext(e) / Active Agents |
About The Author
Shlomo Sand
Shlomo Sand teaches contemporary history at Tel-Aviv University. He is the author of The Invention of the Jewish People, On the Nation and the Jewish People, and other books.
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