Israel among the Nations

by Jacob L. Talmon

Genres: Israel

199 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Jacob Leib Talmon (Hebrew: יעקב טלמון) (June 14, 1916 – June 16, 1980) was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He studied the genealogy of totalitarianism, arguing that political Messianism stemmed from the French Revolution, and stressed the similarities between Jacobinism and Stalinism. He coined the terms Totalitarian Democracy and Political Messianism