£77.38

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£77 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

Stanford University Press Desert in the Promised Land (Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture)

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 69 days · 69 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£77.38 £73.51 £75.06 £76.61 £78.15 £79.70 £81.25 25 July 2026 11 August 2026 28 August 2026 14 September 2026 01 October 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 22 day(s) ago - will refresh soon

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 69 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
69 days 0 17 35 52 69 £77 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £77 (69 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £77 - £77

Price levels: 1 different prices over 69 days

Description
At once an ecological phenomenon and a cultural construction, the desert has varied associations within Zionist and Israeli culture. In the Judaic textual tradition, it evokes exile and punishment, yet is also a site for origin myths, the divine presence, and sanctity. Secular Zionism developed its own spin on the duality of the desert as the romantic site of Jews' biblical roots that inspired the Hebrew culture, and as the barren land outside the Jewish settlements in Palestine, featuring them as an oasis of order and technological progress within a symbolic desert. Yael Zerubavel tells the story of the desert from the early twentieth century to the present, shedding light on romantic-mythical associations, settlement and security concerns, environmental sympathies, and the commodifying tourist gaze. Drawing on literary narratives, educational texts, newspaper articles, tourist materials, films, popular songs, posters, photographs, and cartoons, Zerubavel reveals the complexities and contradictions that mark Israeli society's semiotics of space in relation to the Middle East, and the central role of the "besieged island" trope in Israeli culture and politics.

Product Specifications
Brand
Stanford University Press
Format
hardcover
ASIN
1503606236
Category
Books > Subjects > History > Social & Cultural > Jewish
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
25 December 2018
Listed Since
26 January 2018

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Israel's Jewish Identity Crisis: State and Politics in the Middle East (The Global Middle East)
97% match

Israel's Jewish Identity Crisis: State and Politics in the Middle East (The Global Middle East)

Cambridge University Press

£83.19 12 Sep 2026
Martin Buber’s Myth of Zion
97% match

Martin Buber’s Myth of Zion

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

£61.99 23 Sep 2026
Contemporary Israel: New Insights and Scholarship: 3 (Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century)
97% match

Contemporary Israel: New Insights and Scholarship: 3 (Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century)

NYU Press

£60.48 11 Sep 2026
Ben-Gurion: His Later Years in the Political Wilderness
97% match

Ben-Gurion: His Later Years in the Political Wilderness

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

£45.00 24 Sep 2026
The Rise of Israel: History of a Revolutionary State - Routledge
96% match

The Rise of Israel: History of a Revolutionary State - Routledge

Routledge

£140.54 02 Oct 2026
Birthrate Politics in Zion: Judaism, Nationalism, and Modernity under the British Mandate (Perspectives on Israel Studies)
96% match

Birthrate Politics in Zion: Judaism, Nationalism, and Modernity under the British Mandate (Perspectives on Israel Studies)

Indiana University Press

£50.04 21 Sep 2026
The Wandering Jew in America (Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society)
96% match

The Wandering Jew in America (Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society)

Academic Studies Press

£58.95 01 Oct 2026
Israel (The Contemporary Middle East)
96% match

Israel (The Contemporary Middle East)

Routledge

£114.89 04 Sep 2026
Ben-Gurion, Zionism and American Jewry 1948-1963
96% match

Ben-Gurion, Zionism and American Jewry 1948-1963

Routledge

£160.00 20 Sep 2026
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture
96% match

The Arab-Israeli Conflict in American Political Culture

Cambridge University Press

£78.00 10 Sep 2026
An American Political Scientist in Israel: From Athens to Jerusalem
96% match

An American Political Scientist in Israel: From Athens to Jerusalem

Lexington Books

£80.34 12 Sep 2026
Birth-Throes of the Israeli Homeland: The Concept of Moledet (Routledge Jewish Studies Series)
96% match

Birth-Throes of the Israeli Homeland: The Concept of Moledet (Routledge Jewish Studies Series)

Routledge

£130.82 24 Sep 2026
Modern Jewish Literatures: Intersections and Boundaries (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
96% match

Modern Jewish Literatures: Intersections and Boundaries (Jewish Culture and Contexts)

University of Pennsylvania Press

£50.04 11 Sep 2026
From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self - Palestinian Culture & Israeli Identity
96% match

From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self - Palestinian Culture & Israeli Identity

Routledge

£151.26 02 Oct 2026
Israeli Politics in the 1990s: Key Domestic and Foreign Policy Factors: 285 (Contributions in Political Science)
96% match

Israeli Politics in the 1990s: Key Domestic and Foreign Policy Factors: 285 (Contributions in Political Science)

Bloomsbury

£64.57 04 Sep 2026
The International Diplomacy of Israel's Founders: Deception at the United Nations in the Quest for Palestine
96% match

The International Diplomacy of Israel's Founders: Deception at the United Nations in the Quest for Palestine

Cambridge University Press

£98.99 25 Sep 2026
Understanding Israel: Political, Societal and Security Challenges
96% match

Understanding Israel: Political, Societal and Security Challenges

Routledge

£151.26 13 Sep 2026
Israel's Leadership: From Utopia to Crisis: 40 (Contributions to the Study of World History)
96% match

Israel's Leadership: From Utopia to Crisis: 40 (Contributions to the Study of World History)

Continuum

£64.54 23 Sep 2026
Palestine to Israel: Mandate to State, 1945-1948 (Volume II): Into the International Arena, 1947-1948: 2 (Touro University Press)
96% match

Palestine to Israel: Mandate to State, 1945-1948 (Volume II): Into the International Arena, 1947-1948: 2 (Touro University Press)

Touro University Press

£84.60 11 Sep 2026
The People of the Book and the Camera: Photography in the Hebrew Novel (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art)
96% match

The People of the Book and the Camera: Photography in the Hebrew Novel (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art)

Syracuse University Press

£59.00 29 Sep 2026
The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State: 50 (Israeli History, Politics and Society)
96% match

The Rise of Israel: A History of a Revolutionary State: 50 (Israeli History, Politics and Society)

Routledge

£41.43 01 Oct 2026
Palestine to Israel: Mandate to State, 1945-1948 (Volume I): Rebellion Launched, 1945-1946: 1 (Touro University Press)
96% match

Palestine to Israel: Mandate to State, 1945-1948 (Volume I): Rebellion Launched, 1945-1946: 1 (Touro University Press)

Touro University Press

£82.65 23 Sep 2026
Ben-Gurion's Political Struggles, 1963-1967: A Lion in Winter
96% match

Ben-Gurion's Political Struggles, 1963-1967: A Lion in Winter

Routledge

£45.99 02 Oct 2026