Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark. (In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People)

- Eric Hobsbawm, Observer

Sand's quiet earthquake of a book is shaking historical faith in the link between Judaism and Israel. (In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People)

- Rafael Behr, Observer

No discussion of the region any longer seems complete without acknowledgement of this book. (In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People)

Independent on Sunday

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A radical dismantling of a national myth. (In praise of The Invention of the Jewish People)

Guardian

Shlomo Sand was born in 1946, in a displaced person's camp in Austria, to Jewish parents; the family later migrated to Palestine. As a young man, Sand came to question his Jewish identity, even that of a "secular Jew." With this meditative and thoughtful mixture of essay and personal recollection, he articulates the problems at the center of modern Jewish identity. How I Stopped Being a Jew discusses the negative effects of the Israeli exploitation of the "chosen people" myth and its "holocaust industry." Sand criticizes the fact that, in the current context, what "Jewish" means is, above all, not being Arab and reflects on the possibility of a secular, non-exclusive Israeli identity, beyond the legends of Zionism.
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An autobiographical essay on Jewish identity from the acclaimed author of The Invention of the Jewish People
A timely work from one of the most prominent and acclaimed and controversial writers on Jewish identity, religion, and culture.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781784782009
Publisert
2023-01-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Verso Books
Vekt
150 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

Forfatter

Biographical note

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.