The Invention of the Jewish People
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| Author | Shlomo Sand |
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| Original title | מתי ואיך הומצא העם היהודי? |
| Translator | Yael Lotan |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Subject | Historiography of the Jewish people |
| Publisher | Resling (Hebrew 1st ed.) Verso Books (English 1st ed.) |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | Israel |
Published in English | 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 358 p. (Hebrew 1st ed.) 332 p. (English 1st ed.) |
| ISBN | 978-1-84467-422-0 |
| OCLC | 317919518 |
| LC Class | DS143.S23 2008 Hebr (Hebrew 1st ed.) |
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The Invention of the Jewish People (Hebrew: מתי ואיך הומצא העם היהודי?, romanized: Matai ve’ech humtza ha’am hayehudi?, lit. 'When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?') is a study of Jewish historiography by Shlomo Sand, Professor of History at Tel Aviv University. It has generated a heated controversy. The book was on the best-seller list in Israel for nineteen weeks.
An English translation of the book was published by Verso Books in October 2009. The book has also been translated into German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French and Russian, and as of late 2009 further translations were underway.