The Invention of the Land of Israel - From Holy Land to Homeland (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

What is a homeland? When does it become a national territory? Why have so many people been willing to die for such places throughout the twentieth century? What is the essence of the Promised Land? Following the acclaimed and controversial The 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 and twenty-first centuries. The Invention of the Land of Israel deconstructs the age-old legends surrounding the Holy Land and the prejudices that continue to suffocate it. The invention of the modern concept of the "Land of Israel" in the nineteenth century, 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 Israel's existence today.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Shlomo Sand
Translators:	Geremy Forman
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	295
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-78168-083-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Nationalism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-78168-083-3
Barcode:	9781781680834

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