In arch of Iael: The History oan Ia by Miael Brenner

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