In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea
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Publishing Details
In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea
By (Author) Michael Brenner
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
2nd June 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social groups: religious groups and communities
956.9405
Physical Properties
Paperback
392
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
A major new history of the century-long debate over what a Jewish state should be Many 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
Reviews
"Finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in History, Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award"
Author Bio
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).
