The No-State Solution

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A Jewish Manifesto

By Daniel Boyarin

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The No-State Solution by Daniel Boyarin is a provocative manifesto challenging the conventional binary view of Jewish identity as either a religion or a nation. Drawing on decades of historical study, Boyarin critiques Zionism's fusion of nationhood and statehood and proposes a revitalised concept of Jewish nationalism that exists independently of state sovereignty, emphasising a diaspora nation's identity without territorial claims.
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This insightful manifesto appeals to readers interested in Jewish studies, religion and spirituality, political theory, and diaspora nationalism. It is suited for those seeking fresh perspectives on identity, nationhood, and the ideological challenges surrounding Zionism and Jewish peoplehood.

A provocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of the Jews’ peoplehood

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The No-State Solution is a provocative manifesto, arguing for a new understanding of the Jews’ peoplehood.

Today there are two seemingly mutually exclusive notions of what “the Jews” are: either a religion or a nation/ethnicity. The widespread conception is that the Jews were formerly either a religious community in exile or a nation based on Jewish ethnicity. The latter position is commonly known as “Zionism,” and all articulations of a political theory of Zionism are taken to be variations of that view.

In this provocative book, based on his decades of study of the history of the Jews, Daniel Boyarin lays out the problematic aspects of this binary opposition and offers the outlines of a different—and very old—answer to the question of the identity of a diaspora nation. He aims to drive a wedge between the “nation” and the “state,” only very recently conjoined, and recover a robust sense of nationalism that does not involve sovereignty.

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Praised as a trenchant and courageous polemic, the book is described as rewriting the understanding of the 'Jewish question' and a vital contribution to future discourse. Reviewers commend Boyarin’s exploration of Jewish identity as a universalist and cosmopolitan concept inspired by complex history, calling the work a masterpiece and essential reading that is both witty and provocative.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300251289

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 200

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About the Author

Daniel Boyarin is the Hermann P. and Sophia Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, where he held joint appointments in the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Department of Rhetoric.