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Hardback. Tackles the issues central to contemporary Jewish thought: from Zionism in America to God and the Holocaust, from Christian-Jewish relations to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Hertzberg also analyzes such noted leaders and personalities as Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and Pope John Paul II. Num Pages: 259 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078429
- ISBN
- 9780231078429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardback. In the twenty years that followed the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, 800,000 Jews left their homes in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Morocco, and several other Arab countries. This book reconstructs the circumstances in which Jewish communities left the Arab world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSR1; JPVH3; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135382
- ISBN
- 9780231135382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 51.02
€ 65.14
€ 51.02
paperback. Examines the cultural identities that Jews were creating and disseminating through voluntary associations such as libraries, drama circles, literary clubs, historical societies, and even fire brigades. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220585
- ISBN
- 9780253220585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Introduces readers to the history and culture of the Sephardic dispersion through an exploration of forty-three responsa - questions about Jewish law that Jews asked leading rabbis, and the rabbis' responses. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122656
- ISBN
- 9780691122656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757444
- ISBN
- 9780814757444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. A comprehensive sourcebook, telling the story of Jewish radicals over seven decades Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757437
- ISBN
- 9780814757437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Intends to ponder one of the most intriguing shifts in modern Jewish thought: from a metaphysical and theological standpoint toward a new manner of philosophising based primarily on practice. Translator(s): Stein, Batya. Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843208
- ISBN
- 9781934843208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.41
€ 139.41
Hardback. A work on the interrelationship between Liberal Judaism and Rabbinic Law (Halachah). It represents a plea for a positive yet critical approach to Rabbinic Law in general as well as to a variety of specific topics. Series: Progressive Judaism Today S. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRK; JFSR1; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819758
- ISBN
- 9781571819758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.62
€ 154.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751381
- ISBN
- 9780814751381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. Carefully using the colloquial understanding of "schizophrenia," this intriguing book examines the inconsistencies, paradoxes, and divisiveness that characterises Israeli society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590. Signed and dated by the author. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Gefen Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KSG0011963
- ISBN
- 9789652292612
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Reviews and analyses the history and implications of the dualistic paradigm that has characterised Judaism throughout the ages: pluralism and sectarianism, religiosity and secularity, universalism and separatism, reform and uniformity. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 39. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Creighton University,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881871040
- ISBN
- 9781881871040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.08
€ 47.08
Paperback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857945
- ISBN
- 9780761857945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.68
€ 55.68
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFSR1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642888
- ISBN
- 9780691642888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.64€ 134.13
€ 177.64
€ 134.13
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847183552
- ISBN
- 9781847183552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 27.96
€ 46.99
€ 27.96
Hardback. Translator(s): Neusner, Jacob (Research Professor of Religion and Theology, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA). Series: Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634067
- ISBN
- 9780691634067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.17
€ 187.17
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 264 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight: 372.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231154475
- ISBN
- 9780231154475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSR1; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231154468
- ISBN
- 9780231154468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48€ 76.26
€ 99.48
€ 76.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 233 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 287 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1796.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350955
- ISBN
- 9780764350955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.12€ 46.67
€ 65.12
€ 46.67
Hardback. In this second volume of Liberal Jewish sermons spanning the greater part of the second half ofthe twentieth century, the author again combines a radically progressive stance with Jewish commitment and seeks to understand contemporary history from a "prophetic" point of view. Series: Progressive Judaism Today S. BIC Classification: HRA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819734
- ISBN
- 9781571819734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.45
€ 154.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jewish Lights Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580233484
- ISBN
- 9781580233484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.21
€ 26.99
€ 24.21
Hardback. Looks at the relationships between men and women within Jewish communities living in Germany, northern France and England in the late Middle Ages. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 maps, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083297
- ISBN
- 9780719083297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Paperback. Brings together two often neglected topics in the study of American Jews the roles of women and of Jewish communities outside the Northeast. This book traces the history and contributions of Jewish women in the American West. It contains stories from the memoirs and records of Jewish pioneer women. Num Pages: 279 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707203
- ISBN
- 9780814707203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Stephen Wade offers a student guide to major writers, their key works and to influential background factors including the postmodern, the masternarrative and metafiction. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJP; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853312267
- ISBN
- 9781853312267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. An introduction to Jewish beliefs and practices, demonstrating that Judaism is a living religion which retains the vitality found in the Biblical corpus, but which has gone on to develop institutions, modes of behaviour and ideas which constitute the singularity of Jewish expression. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; HRLF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723417
- ISBN
- 9781898723417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.37
€ 27.37