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Jewish Memory And the Cosmopolitan Order
Natan Sznaider
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Description for Jewish Memory And the Cosmopolitan Order
Paperback. * This book weaves together an original argument about cosmopolitanism, and a plea for what the author calls 'rooted cosmopolitanism', with an historical argument about Jewish memory in relation to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust. It seeks to recover an aspect of Jewish identity that has been almost completely lost today - namely, that throughout much of their history Jews were both a nation and cosmopolitan, they lived in a constant tension between particularism and universalism. And it is precisely this tension, which Sznaider seeks to capture in his innovative conception of ‘rooted cosmopolitanism', that is increasingly the destiny of all peoples today.
Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust. It seeks to recover an aspect of Jewish identity that has been almost completely lost today - namely, that throughout much of their history Jews were both a nation and cosmopolitan, they lived in a constant tension between particularism and universalism. And it is precisely this tension, which Sznaider seeks to capture in his innovative conception of ‘rooted cosmopolitanism', that is increasingly the destiny of all peoples today.
The book pays special attention to Jewish intellectuals who played an important role in ... Read more
This book will appeal both to readers interested in Jewish history and memory and to anyone concerned with current debates about citizenship and cosmopolitanism in the modern world.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745647968
SKU
V9780745647968
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About Natan Sznaider
NATAN SZNAIDER is Professor of Sociology at the Academic College in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
Reviews for Jewish Memory And the Cosmopolitan Order
"Jewish Memory enriches its interpretation with the analysis of significant political events and actions." —Political Studies Review "In this fine piece of writing, Sznaider confronts us directly with a paradox of current imaginations of new cosmopolitanism in Europe." —Sociological Review "What is Europe? Not a state, not a territory, argues Natan Sznaider, but a process of ... Read more