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Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures: Comparative Perspectives (Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures)
Norich, Anita, Miller, Joshua L
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Paperback. Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures. Num Pages: 424 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DS; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
As trends in Jewish Studies have turned attention to transnationalism, globalization, and hybrid cultures, the moment for a major new collection of essays redefining the conceptual frameworks of Jewish Language Studies is now. Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures collects work from the most prominent scholars in the field, bringing world literary and linguistic perspectives to generate distinctively new historical, cultural, theoretical, and scientific approaches to this topic of ongoing interest. The chapters of this edited volume consider, from multiple angles, the cultural politics of the myths, fantasies, and anxieties of linguistic multiplicity in the history, cultures, folkways, and politics of ... Read more
As trends in Jewish Studies have turned attention to transnationalism, globalization, and hybrid cultures, the moment for a major new collection of essays redefining the conceptual frameworks of Jewish Language Studies is now. Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures collects work from the most prominent scholars in the field, bringing world literary and linguistic perspectives to generate distinctively new historical, cultural, theoretical, and scientific approaches to this topic of ongoing interest. The chapters of this edited volume consider, from multiple angles, the cultural politics of the myths, fantasies, and anxieties of linguistic multiplicity in the history, cultures, folkways, and politics of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472053018
SKU
V9780472053018
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About Norich, Anita, Miller, Joshua L
Joshua Miller is Associate Professor of English at the University of Michigan, USA. Anita Norich is Professor of English at the University of Michigan, USA.
Reviews for Languages of Modern Jewish Cultures: Comparative Perspectives (Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures)
“Absolutely enlightening! [This book] will surely establish itself as a landmark edition on the fascinating and complex questions of Jewish languages and cultures in comparative perspective.”—James E. Young, University of Massachusetts–Amherst “A rich and heartening presentation of some of the best voices on Jewish language—scholarly, poetic, passionate, and learned—and a compelling reminder of the complex range of idioms of ... Read more