The book of the people : the Hebrew encyclopedic project and the national self / Dan Tsahor.

• Introduction -- Amass : knowledge in the making of a nation -- Introspection : creating singularity at the outset of the Zionist movement -- Decentralization : the breakdown of the national utopia -- Normality : the migration of knowledge to Palestine -- Omnipotence : making the Israeli canon -- Aftermath : historiography from a bird's eye view.

• "Hebrew encyclopedias have an intriguing history. The genre, which began as modest initiatives to disseminate general knowledge and strengthen literacy among Russian Jews, quickly became the most popular in modern Hebrew literature, with tens of thousands of subscribers to publications such as Encyclopaedia Hebraica and Encyclopaedia Biblica. The makers of these vast bodies of knowledge hoped to demonstrate Hebrew's mimetic power and the vitality of newly created Jewish research institutions. They also hoped that the encyclopedias would be an essential tool in shaping and reshaping Zionist national culture and nurturing an ideal national persona. Thus, the printed pages of the encyclopedias give us unique access to what Zionists were saying about themselves, how they perceived their neighbors, and what they were hoping for the future, thereby going beyond the official Zionists documents, newspaper articles, and the writings of intellectuals that have been used extensively by historians to narrate national consciousness. By bringing to the fore these unique texts, The Book of the People presents common perceptions of memory and collective identity that often do not fit with the narratives offered by historians of Zionism. In doing so, the book also exposes ethical codes that regulated the production of Zionist knowledge and endowed the encyclopedias with a rare status as a bona fide source for truths by people from diverse political and social backgrounds." 

Ämnesord

Encyklopedier  (sao)

Sionism  (sao)

Judisk identitet  (sao)

Historia  (sao)

Hebreiska språket  (sao)

Judisk litteratur  -- historia (sao)

Jewish nationalism.  (LCSH)

Mass media and Zionism.  (LCSH)

Jewish learning and scholarship.  (LCSH)

Jews  -- Encyclopedias -- History. (LCSH)

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Hebrew  -- History. (LCSH)

Jews  -- Identity. (LCSH)

Jews  -- History -- 19th century. (LCSH)

Jews  -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH)

Nationalisme juif.  (Vedettes-matière)

Médias et sionisme.  (Vedettes-matière)

Juifs  -- Savoir et érudition. (Vedettes-matière)

Juifs  -- Identité. (Vedettes-matière)

Juifs  -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. (Vedettes-matière)

Juifs  -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. (Vedettes-matière)

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Hebrew  (fast)

Jewish learning and scholarship  (nli)

Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Hebrew  -- History. (nli)

Hebrew language  (LCSH)

History  (LCSH)

Encyclopedias and dictionaries  (LCSH)

Jews—Identity  -- Identity (sao)

Israel  (sao)

1800-talet  (sao)

1900-talet  (sao)

Klassifikation

AE (ämneskategori)

BM (ämneskategori)

039.924 (DDC)