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The invention of the Jewish people

Sand, Shlomo2010
Book
The author shows that the Israeli national myth has its origins in the nineteenth century, rather than in biblical times - when Jewish historians reconstituted an imagined people in order to model a future nation.
Main title:
The invention of the Jewish people / Shlomo Sand ; translated by Yael Lotan.
Edition:
Paperback edition.
Imprint:
London ; New York : Verso, 2010.London ; New York : Verso, 2010.
Collation:
xi, 344 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Translated from the Hebrew.Includes bibliographical references and index.In English, translated from Hebrew.
Shelving notes:
10888 0000005767 1 06-03-2010 99 Article written in weekend paper about this book, it is a bestseller. nyctro 06-03-2010 7
ISBN:
9781844676231 (paperback)1844676234 (paperback)
Dewey class:
305.8924
LC class:
DS143
Language:
EnglishHebrew
BRN:
57467
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-SocietySOCIETY 305.8924 SANDAvailable
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