Israel's Holocaust and the politics of nationhood / Idith Zertal ; translated by Chaya Galai.

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Zertal, Idith

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TextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Series: Cambridge Middle East studies ; 21.Publication details: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 236 pages)Content type:

text

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0511125674
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Uniform titles: עומה והמוות. אנגלית Uniform titles:

Umah veha-mavet. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Israel's Holocaust and the politics of nationhood.DDC classification:

940.5318 22

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D804.348 .Z4713 2005eb

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000119321

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Contents:

The sacrificed and the sanctified -- Memory without rememberers -- From the People's Hall to the Wailing Wall -- Between love of the world and love of Israel -- Yellow territories.

Summary: This disturbing analysis deals with the ways Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust to legitimise its politics. Idith Zertal argues that the centrality of the Holocaust has led to a culture of victimhood. She offers a new perspective on Israeli history and the construction of national identity.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index.

The sacrificed and the sanctified -- Memory without rememberers -- From the People's Hall to the Wailing Wall -- Between love of the world and love of Israel -- Yellow territories.

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This disturbing analysis deals with the ways Israel has used the memory of the Holocaust to legitimise its politics. Idith Zertal argues that the centrality of the Holocaust has led to a culture of victimhood. She offers a new perspective on Israeli history and the construction of national identity.

English.

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