In this bold and ambitious new book, Sand argues that the Israeli national myth has its origins in the 19th century, rather than in biblical times. The author forensically dissects the official story and demonstrates the construction of a nationalist myth.
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In this bold and ambitious new book, Sand argues that the Israeli national myth has its origins in the 19th century, rather than in biblical times. The author forensically dissects the official story and demonstrates the construction of a nationalist myth.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN: 9781844676231.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Asian History: Very good trade paperback, clean psges, prompt shipping with tracking.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 332 p. Audience: General/trade. On the bestsellers list in Israel for several years. Good condition.
This book sets out to disabuse the reader of the notion that the israelis are the biological/national descendants of the Biblical Israelites. It separately covers Sephardim, Ashkenazim and Mizrahim, and in one section follows the Biblical Israelites (called, for reasons explained, "Judeans") down to the modern Palestinians. The book is full of interesting information, but does not emphasize the missionary nature of Biblical Israel. The explanation of how we got the misunderstanding that "Jews" are biological descendants of the Biblical Israelites is rather complicated and, I think, a little weak, but it will do till a better explanation comes up. I think the book would have come out rather differently had a Christian written it - for instance, Sand ignores the long Christian history of the Palestinians. Also, I suspect that the Bible is more accurate than here supposed about the relation of the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel.
