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In Search of Israel

The History of an Idea

Michael Brenner author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Published:27th Mar '20

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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, 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 Brenner—the Jewish people's wish for a homeland both normal and exceptional—that shapes Israel's ongoing struggle to define itself and secure a place among nations. In Search of Israel is a major new history of this struggle from the late nineteenth century to our time.

"Finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in History, Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award"

ISBN: 9780691203973

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392 pages