Bestselling new analysis of Jewish history by a leading Israeli historian.
A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from co...
Bestselling new analysis of Jewish history by a leading Israeli historian.
A historical tour de force, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a groundbreaking account of Jewish and Israeli history. Exploding the myth that there was a forced Jewish exile in the first century at the hands of the Romans, Israeli historian Shlomo Sand argues that most modern Jews descend from converts, whose native lands were scattered across the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
In this iconoclastic work, which spent nineteen weeks on the Israeli bestseller list and won the coveted Aujourd'hui Award in France, Sand provides the intellectual foundations for a new vision of Israel’s future.
Reviews
“Sand's questions about how Israel's democracy can be liberalized and stabilized are thought-provoking and deserve serious discussion.”
– Haaretz
“Perhaps books combining passion and erudition don't change political situations, but if they did, this one would count as a landmark.”
– Eric Hobsbawm, Observer
“[Sand's] quiet earthquake of a book is shaking historical faith in the link between Judaism and Israel.”
– Rafael Behr, Observer
“Anyone interested in understanding the contemporary Middle East should read this book.”
– Tony Judt
“Extravagantly denounced and praised.”
– New York Times
“No discussion of the region any longer seems complete without acknowledgement of this book.”
– Independent on Sunday, Best History Books of 2009
“A radical dismantling of a national myth.”
– Guardian
“Almost too baseless to debunk.”
– Jewish Journal
The Invention of the Jewish People的创作者
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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, On the Nation and the Jewish People, L’Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900, Georges Sorel en son ...
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, On the Nation and the Jewish People, L’Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900, Georges Sorel en son temps, Le XXe siècle à l'écran and Les Mots et la terre: les intellectuels en Israël.
The secular, upsetting modern world, however, turned time into the
main artery through which symbolic and emotional imagery entered social
consciousness. Historical time became inseparable from personal identity,
and the collective narrative gave meaning to the national existence, whose
consolidation required heavy sacrifices. The suffering of the past justified the
price demanded of citizens in the present. The heroism of the receding world
prophesied a brilliant future, perhaps not for the individual but certainly for
the nation. With the help of historians, nationalism became an essentially
optimistic ideology. This, more than anything else, was the secret of its success. (查看原文)
For me, this was a difficult but worthy read. It is a well researched book with a pricelessly open attitude when it comes to conclusions. Informative, nuanced, neutral, thought-provoking.
For me, this was a difficult but worthy read. It is a well researched book with a pricelessly open attitude when it comes to conclusions. Informative, nuanced, neutral, thought-provoking.
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0 有用 αρκτος 2017-08-28 18:19:39
第一部分讲了民族主义的形成以及理论，包括安得森想象的共同体等等，民族国家多将起源追溯到先祖神话。第二部分讲犹太民族主义的奠基者和发展者也是如此，使用圣经和考古证据。第三部分质疑大流散叙事。第四部分讲了犹太教是在历史上是积极传教的，包括也门北非卡扎尔，引罗马和教会史家。
0 有用 feanor 2012-08-23 14:04:15
A Nation...is a group of persons united by a common error about their ancestry and a common dislike of their neighbors. - Karl Deutsche
1 有用 砂子 2016-07-11 15:59:43
"a book about a confused nation pretending to be a wandering people-race"，短短的introduction里充满对“现代犹太民族”的挖苦和讽刺~ 以色列还真够自由的，这样都没把作者抓起来。换土耳其就不行了。
0 有用 Youngerer 2021-07-31 12:05:31
For me, this was a difficult but worthy read. It is a well researched book with a pricelessly open attitude when it comes to conclusions. Informative, nuanced, neutral, thought-provoking.
0 有用 Youngerer 2021-07-31 12:05:31
For me, this was a difficult but worthy read. It is a well researched book with a pricelessly open attitude when it comes to conclusions. Informative, nuanced, neutral, thought-provoking.
0 有用 αρκτος 2017-08-28 18:19:39
第一部分讲了民族主义的形成以及理论，包括安得森想象的共同体等等，民族国家多将起源追溯到先祖神话。第二部分讲犹太民族主义的奠基者和发展者也是如此，使用圣经和考古证据。第三部分质疑大流散叙事。第四部分讲了犹太教是在历史上是积极传教的，包括也门北非卡扎尔，引罗马和教会史家。
1 有用 砂子 2016-07-11 15:59:43
"a book about a confused nation pretending to be a wandering people-race"，短短的introduction里充满对“现代犹太民族”的挖苦和讽刺~ 以色列还真够自由的，这样都没把作者抓起来。换土耳其就不行了。
0 有用 feanor 2012-08-23 14:04:15
A Nation...is a group of persons united by a common error about their ancestry and a common dislike of their neighbors. - Karl Deutsche