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Controversy and Crisis
Geoffrey Alderman
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Description for Controversy and Crisis
Contains sixteen essays covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan Sacks in that office. This work also considers the role of the historian in Anglo-Jewish life, and the troubled careers of some of its leaders and scholars. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Professor Geoffrey Alderman is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. During an academic career spanning forty years he has produced some of the most authoritative and controversial studies in this field, lighting up the dark corners of the Jewish existence in Great Britain and revealing secrets the Anglo-Jewish communities would rather have kept from public view. In this book he presents sixteen of these essays, covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan ... Read more
Professor Geoffrey Alderman is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. During an academic career spanning forty years he has produced some of the most authoritative and controversial studies in this field, lighting up the dark corners of the Jewish existence in Great Britain and revealing secrets the Anglo-Jewish communities would rather have kept from public view. In this book he presents sixteen of these essays, covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
Series
Judaism and Jewish Life
Number of Pages
375
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843222
SKU
V9781934843222
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99-15
About Geoffrey Alderman
Geoffrey Alderman (Ph.D. University of Oxford, 1969) is the Michael Gross Professor of Politics & Contemporary History at the University of Buckingham and is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. In 2006, Oxford conferred on him with the degree of Doctor of Letters in respect of his work in this field.
Reviews for Controversy and Crisis
"This anthology is a showcase for Alderman's achievements as an historian, and a lesson in how to write minority history…a lively collection that combines essays of the highest scholarship with courageous journalism."
D. Cesarani, Royal Holloway, University of London in EHR, cxxv. 513 (Apr. 2010)
D. Cesarani, Royal Holloway, University of London in EHR, cxxv. 513 (Apr. 2010)