{"product_id":"nation-and-history-yoav-gelber-9780853038832","title":"Nation and History: Israeli Historiography Between Zionism and Post-Zionism","description":"\u003cb\u003eA critical examination of Israeli historiography and its complex relationship with Zionism.\u003c\/b\u003e During the last 20 years, Israel has reached unprecedented prosperity, yet it is haunted by existential fears for its future, identity, and survival. This book explores the evolution of Israeli historiography and its ongoing debates. This study concentrates primarily on the shaping of the Israeli attitude to the past, and the Israeli view of the past became controversial in the 1980s, with the appearance of the so-called 'new' historians. It examines the conflicting approaches to the cardinal issue of Zionism's essence: Is it a national liberation movement or a colonial movement? \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the impact of postmodernism on historical research.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefutes post-Zionism's denial of the existence of Jewish nation and national identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContests the post-Zionist accusations of Zionism's past sins towards the Palestinian Arabs and Jews from Muslim countries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eFor scholars of Israeli history, Zionism, and Middle Eastern studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoav Gelber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 085303883X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780853038832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vallentine Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 38","brand":"Yoav Gelber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065216446719,"sku":"9780853038832","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a9650b0-71cd-47a5-873e-6daf82571788.jpg?v=1768673745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nation-and-history-yoav-gelber-9780853038832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}