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Biographical note
Shlomo Sand 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, How I Stopped Being a Jew, The Invention of the Land of Israel, and Twilight of History.Extravagantly denounced and praised.
New York Times
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
[Sand's] quiet earthquake of a book is shaking historical faith in the link between Judaism and Israel.
- Rafael Behr, Observer
Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book.
- Tony Judt,
No discussion of the region any longer seems complete without acknowledgement of this book.
Independent on Sunday
A radical dismantling of a national myth.
Guardian