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Jews and the Military: A History

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Description for Jews and the Military: A History Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitudes toward war from the 1600s until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Derek Penslar shows that although Jews have often been described as people who shun the army, in fact they have frequently been willing, even eager, to do military service, and only a minuscule minority have been pacifists. Penslar demonstrates that Israel's military ethos did not emerge from a vacuum and that long before the state's establishment, Jews had a vested interest in military affairs. Spanning ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168098
SKU
V9780691168098
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About Derek Penslar
Derek J. Penslar is the Samuel Zacks Professor of Jewish History at the University of Toronto and the Stanley Lewis Professor of Israel Studies at the University of Oxford. His many books include Shylock's Children: Economics and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe, Israel in History: The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective, and The Origins of Israel, 1882-1948: A Documentary History. ... Read more

Reviews for Jews and the Military: A History
Shortlisted for the 2014 Sophie Brody Medal, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of the American Library Association "Penslar offers a deep perspective ... he enlivens his study with literary references and a wide-ranging history that offers revelations on nationalism, empire, and identity."
Anna Altman, New York Times Book Review "This work of meticulous scholarship, based on sources in seven languages, ... Read more

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