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.
| Author: Michael Brenner |
| Publisher: Princeton University Press |
| Publication Date: March 24, 2020 |
| Number of Pages: 392 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0691203970 |
| ISBN-13: 9780691203973 |
