Reviews
"In this vigorously argued and controversial study, Hannan Hever applies the insights of post-colonial theory to the case of modern Hebrew literature, which began as the writing of an imagined national community in Eastern Europe and went on to become a majority literature in Israel. Hever's erudition and conceptual powers are never less than impressive." - Alan Mintz, Brandeis University, "[Hever] offers an alternative reading of the historiography of Hebrew literature and of major narratives in it." -Reference & Research Book News, "Since the late eighties, Hever's critical project has outlined for me not only the way I read modern Hebrew literature but also the way I read my own writing against that literature. This book not only offers a brilliant, insightful, and unsettling contemplation on the role of literary canonization and minority discourse in the construction of national imagination, but, above all, an appositional voice whose critical stance is bound to inform the work of a new generation of Hebrew scholars." - Anton Shammas, University of Michigan, "A compendium of defenses against decades of tort reform misinformation and disinformation, this monograph will best serve undergraduates as a library reference." - The Law and Politics Book Review, "[Hever] offers an alternative reading of the historiography of Hebrew literature and of major narratives in it." - Reference & Research Book News ,, "A well-documented and eminently readable examination of the tort reform debate in the United States." - The Advocate, [Hever] offers an alternative reading of the historiography of Hebrew literature and of major narratives in it., Since the late eighties, Hever's critical project has outlined for me not only the way I read modern Hebrew literature but also the way I read my own writing against that literature. This book not only offers a brilliant, insightful, and unsettling contemplation on the role of literary canonization and minority discourse in the construction of national imagination, but, above all, an appositional voice whose critical stance is bound to inform the work of a new generation of Hebrew scholars., In this vigorously argued and controversial study, Hannan Hever applies the insights of post-colonial theory to the case of modern Hebrew literature, which began as the writing of an imagined national community in Eastern Europe and went on to become a majority literature in Israel. Hever's erudition and conceptual powers are never less than impressive., "This book is an important addition to the growing body of works . . . that consumer advocates and attorneys can use to defend the civil justice system in the legislatures, in courtrooms, and in the court of public opinion." - Trial Magazine, "[Hever] offers an alternative reading of the historiography of Hebrew literature and of major narratives in it." - Reference & Research Book News, "Since the late eighties, Hever's critical project has outlined for me not only the way I read modern Hebrew literature but also the way I read my own writing against that literature. This book not only offers a brilliant, insightful, and unsettling contemplation on the role of literary canonization and minority discourse in the construction of national imagination, but, above all, an appositional voice whose critical stance is bound to inform the work of a new generation of Hebrew scholars." -Anton Shammas,University of Michigan, "In this vigorously argued and controversial study, Hannan Hever applies the insights of post-colonial theory to the case of modern Hebrew literature, which began as the writing of an imagined national community in Eastern Europe and went on to become a majority literature in Israel. Hever's erudition and conceptual powers are never less than impressive." -Alan Mintz,Brandeis University
