Am ha-aretz in the Mishnah. CJS honorary research fellow Dr. Rocco Bernasconi has published an article in the Revue des Études Juives which considers how the term am ha-aretz is used in the Mishnah. The purpose of the article is to show that despite the different meanings and interpretations connoted by the term throughout the Mishnah, it is possible to find a unifying element across its usages. Further information.