{"title":"Ernest Renan","description":"\u003cp\u003eErnest Renan's works delve into the complexities of cultural identity, history, and religion, offering readers profound reflections on nationhood and ethnoreligious communities. His writings often explore the intricate relationships between the past and present, provoking thoughtful consideration of collective memory and societal evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFound within the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category, Renan's books are valuable for those interested in philosophical inquiry and historical perspective. His analytical approach provides a rich resource for readers seeking to understand the foundations of national and cultural consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"on-the-nation-and-the-jewish-people-by-shlomo-sand-9781844674626","title":"On the Nation and the Jewish People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErnest 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455667060972,"sku":"9781844674626","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/718lUgq_gvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774790972"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ernest-renan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}