The Invention of the Land of Israel

From Holy Land to Homeland

Shlomo Sand

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English

Verso
01 May 2014

History; Middle Eastern history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Nationalism

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.

By: Shlomo Sand
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 384g
ISBN: 9781781680834
ISBN 10: 1781680833
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 May 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 and On the Nation and the Jewish People.