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The People of the Book
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Description for The People of the Book
Hardcover. The history of Judaism has for too long been dominated by the theme of anti-Semitism, reducing Judaism to the recurrent saga of persecution and the struggle for survival. This book reaffirms Jews in their own faith and aspirations. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
The history of Judaism has for too long been dominated by the theme of antisemitism, reducing Judaism to the recurrent saga of persecution and the struggle for survival. The history of philosemitism provides a corrective to that abysmal view, a reminder of the venerable religion and people that have been an inspiration for non-Jews as well as Jews. There is a poetic justice -- or historic justice -- in the fact that England, the first country to expel the Jews in medieval times, has produced the richest literature of philosemitism in modern times. From Cromwell supporting the ... Read more
The history of Judaism has for too long been dominated by the theme of antisemitism, reducing Judaism to the recurrent saga of persecution and the struggle for survival. The history of philosemitism provides a corrective to that abysmal view, a reminder of the venerable religion and people that have been an inspiration for non-Jews as well as Jews. There is a poetic justice -- or historic justice -- in the fact that England, the first country to expel the Jews in medieval times, has produced the richest literature of philosemitism in modern times. From Cromwell supporting the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
183
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594035708
SKU
V9781594035708
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About Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb, professor emeritus at the Graduate School of the City University, has written extensively on intellectual and cultural history with a focus on Victorian England. Her most recent books are The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot, The Moral Imagination: From Edmund Burke to Lionel Trilling, and The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments. She is a ... Read more
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