In Search of Israel
the history of an idea
$67.05
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2020
Summary
A major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should beMany Zionists who advocated for the creation of a Jewish state envisioned a nation like any other. Yet for Israel’s founders, the nation that emerged against all odds in 1948 was anything but ordinary. Born from the ashes of genocide and a long history of suffering, Israel was conceived to be unique, a model society and the heart of a prosperous new Middle East. It is this paradox, says historian Michael Brenn…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691203973 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691203970 |
| Author: | Michael Brenner |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in History, Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award”
“Finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in History, Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award”
About The Author
Michael Brenner
Michael Brenner is the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies and director of the Center for Israel Studies at American University and Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. His many books include A Short History of the Jews (Princeton).
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