The Invention of the Jewish People — Shlomo Sand
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A Landmark Work That Challenges the Foundations of Jewish Historical Identity
The Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand is one of the most provocative and rigorously researched works of modern historiography. A bestseller in Israel and across Europe, this book dismantles the myth of a single, continuous Jewish people with a shared ethnic origin — and replaces it with a far more complex, fascinating, and historically grounded story.
Drawing on archaeology, genetics, and historical records, Sand argues that the concept of a Jewish “people” was largely constructed in the 19th and 20th centuries to serve the political needs of Zionism.
What This Book Covers
- The origins of the Jewish people — myth vs. historical evidence
- How modern Jewish identity was constructed and by whom
- The role of 19th-century nationalism in shaping Jewish historiography
- Archaeological and genetic evidence challenging the Exodus narrative
- The Khazar hypothesis and the diverse origins of Ashkenazi Jews
- Zionism, nation-building, and the politics of historical memory
About the Author
Shlomo Sand is a professor of history at Tel Aviv University. The Invention of the Jewish People was a #1 bestseller in Israel and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
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