Colonialism and the Jews
Ethan B. Katz
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Description for Colonialism and the Jews
Hardback. Editor(s): Katz, Ethan B.; Leff, Lisa Moses; Mandel, Maud S. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 717.
The lively essays collected here explore colonial history, culture, and thought as it intersects with Jewish studies. Connecting the Jewish experience with colonialism to mobility and exchange, diaspora, internationalism, racial discrimination, and Zionism, the volume presents the work of Jewish historians who recognize the challenge that colonialism brings to their work and sheds light on the diverse topics that reflect the myriad ways that Jews engaged with empire in modern times. Taken together, these essays reveal the interpretive power of the "Imperial Turn" and present a rethinking of the history of Jews in colonial societies in light of postcolonial critiques ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Series
The Modern Jewish Experience
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253024503
SKU
V9780253024503
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About Ethan B. Katz
Ethan B. Katz is Associate Professor of History at the University of Cincinnati. He is author of The Burdens of Brotherhood: Jews and Muslims from North Africa to France and the coeditor of Secularism in Question: Jews and Judaism in Modern Times. Lisa Moses Leff is Professor of History at American University. She is author of Sacred Bonds of ... Read more
Reviews for Colonialism and the Jews
This book . . . will become a staple on reading lists and deservedly so.
English Historical Review
Colonialism and the Jews is scholarship at its best, offering us new ways of thinking through difficult political questions. The volume reminds us that sound research and reasoned argument, while not an alternative to politics, can play a critical role ... Read more
English Historical Review
Colonialism and the Jews is scholarship at its best, offering us new ways of thinking through difficult political questions. The volume reminds us that sound research and reasoned argument, while not an alternative to politics, can play a critical role ... Read more