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A history anita shapira attempts to create an accessible onevolume history of the modern state of israel, beginning, as one must, in the year 1881. Reviewed by shlomo aronson hebrew university of jerusalem published on hjudaic march, 20 commissioned by jason kalman hebrew union college jewish institute of religion. Winner of the national jewish book award in history 2012 winner of the azrieli institute award for best book in israel studies in english or french 2014 written by one of israel s most notable scholars, this volume provides a breathtaking history of. Motti regev and edwin seroussi, popular music and national culture in israel berkeley.
An internationally acclaimed scholar with a special interest in social and cultural history, shapira has published pathbreaking studies on the history of zionism, jewisharab relations, and the state of israel. Palestine between politics and terror, 19451947 ilana szobel. A history, a paradox was created whereby in an era of increasing secularization, the jews selfdefinition began to lean heavily on religion. Anita shapira is professor emerita at tel aviv university, where she previously served as dean of the faculty of humanities and held the ruben merenfeld chair for the study of zionism. A history, anita shapira is published by brandeis university press. Shapira s work is an academic historical narrative that synthesizes historiographic output to date, whereas ari shavits work is a journalistic foray into a narrative that aspires to provide an accurate history of israel. Aug 05, 2014 a fascinating new onevolume history of israel by the eminent israeli historian anita shapira explains arab thinking about partition back in 1947 and the many other unexpected and real events that have comprised israel s history from the beginnings of the zionist movement in the 1890s through the second intifada in 2001. University of california press, 2004, 114, 236248 52. A history of israel in the context of the modern jewish experience and the history of the middle east, isbn 9781611683523 buy the israel. Feb 26, 2015 written by one of israel s most notable scholars, this volume provides a breathtaking history of israel from the origins of the zionist movement in the late 19th century to the present day.
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