Through this thorough history of the Jews, stretching as far back as the revolt against Roman rule in the second century BC, and moving forward through to the modern day, Vidal-Naquet aims to teach us that history and memory can and must be preserved for future generations.
"Vidal-Naquet discusses Josephus and the Jewish War as a critical historian. He is no less demanding and critical when he turns to the modern era, but this time he writes also as a historian personally involved in the historical process he analyzes." -- "New York Review of Books"
"A provocative look into the Jewish past and its contemporary relevance." -- "Jewish Book World"
"A significant contribution to the unending confrontation of history with mythology." -- "Forward"
"Vidal-Naquet focuses on the way history, especially as it relates to Jews, has been distorted by mainstream cultures through history. In shedding light on this, he rescues for us the golden thread of historical truth that unites us with our ancestors." -- "Jewish Chronicle"
"A provocative look into the Jewish past and its contemporary relevance." -- Jewish Book World
"A significant contribution to the unending confrontation of history with mythology." -- Forward
"Vidal-Naquet focuses on the way history, especially as it relates to Jews, has been distorted by mainstream cultures through history. In shedding light on this, he rescues for us the golden thread of historical truth that unites us with our ancestors." -- Jewish Chronicle
"Vidal-Naquet discusses Josephus and the Jewish War as a critical historian. He is no less demanding and critical when he turns to the modern era, but this time he writes also as a historian personally involved in the historical process he analyzes." -- New York Review of Books
"A provocative look into the Jewish past and its contemporary relevance." -- "Jewish Book World"
"A significant contribution to the unending confrontation of history with mythology." -- "Forward"