{"product_id":"on-the-nation-and-the-jewish-people-9781844674626","title":"On the Nation and the 'Jewish People'","description":"Ernest Renan was one of the intellectual giants of the second half of the nineteenth century in France, the man who first opened up the study of nationalism. In this book, Shlomo Sand, the author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e, demonstrates the complexity of Renan's thought. Sand shows the relationship of Renan's work to that of key twentieth-century thinkers on nationalism, such as Raymond Aron and Ernest Gellner, and argues for the continued importance of studying Renan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside his essay, Sand presents two classic lectures by Renan: the first, the renowned \"What Is a Nation?\", argues that nations are not based upon race, religion, and language; in the second he uses historical evidence to show that the Jews cannot be considered a \"pure ethnos.\" \u003ci\u003eOn the Nation and the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e is an important contribution to the understanding of nationalism, bringing back into play the work of a profoundly misunderstood thinker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShlomo Sand\u003c\/b\u003e studied history at the University of Tel Aviv and at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, in Paris. He currently teaches contemporary history at the University of Tel Aviv. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Nation and the Jewish People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eL'Illusion du politique: Georges Sorel et le débat intellectuel 1900\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorges Sorel en son temps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLe XXe siècle à l'écran\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Mots et la terre: les intellectuels en Israël\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest Renan\u003c\/b\u003e (1823-1892) was a French philosopher and writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493185425682,"sku":"9781844674626","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e88a314-9170-4b2f-8c6c-1fa926b4be4a.jpg?v=1730634517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-nation-and-the-jewish-people-9781844674626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}