The Invention of Jewish People

The book The invention of Jewish People is a study of the historiography of the jewish people by Shlomo Sand.  This book was in the best seller list in Israel for nineteen weeks.  It has been translated into more languages than any other israeli history book.  It has also received a lot of criticism for being a far cry from a 'real' work of scholarship and being plodding and dull for contradicting current DNA studies and test results, and more.  Although it has much criticism to it you cannot deny that its wide success doesn't show some merit to the book.