wyszukanych pozycji: 4
Intrigue and Revolution: Chief Rabbis in Aleppo, Baghdad, and Damascus, 1774-1914
ISBN: 9781904113874 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This is a book of unexpected drama: all eleven chief rabbis appointed in this period of unprecedented change in the Jewish communities of the Fertile Crescent became the subject of controversy and were subsequently dismissed. This took place against a background of events rarely discussed in the context of Jewish society: crime, hooliganism, slander, power struggles, sexual promiscuity, and even assaults and assassination attempts on rabbis. Using a wide range of testimonies gleaned from Ottoman Jewish, Arabic, and European sources, Yaron Harel paints a colourful picture of these upheavals...
This is a book of unexpected drama: all eleven chief rabbis appointed in this period of unprecedented change in the Jewish communities of the Fertile ...
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270,80 zł |
Zionism in Damascus: Ideology and Activity in the Jewish Community at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781780766706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The beginning of the twentieth century was a period that saw far-reaching change in the political and geographical landscapes of the Middle East. From the impact of the revolution of the Young Turks in 1908 to the devastation of World War I and the subsequent British and French mandates in the region, Syria was particularly affected. Yaron Harel adds to the understanding of this period by examining an understudied aspect: the rise of Zionist intellectual thought and activity in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Through meticulous research, Harel highlights the fact that, during these difficult...
The beginning of the twentieth century was a period that saw far-reaching change in the political and geographical landscapes of the Middle East. From...
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675,61 zł |
Syrian Jewry in Transition, 1840-1880
ISBN: 9781906764562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This pioneering study offers a comprehensive account of Syria's key Jewish communities at an important juncture in their history that also throws light on the broader effects of modernization in the Ottoman empire. The Ottoman reforms of the mid-nineteenth century accelerated the process of opening up Syria up to European travellers and traders, and gave Syria's Jews access to European Jewish communities. The resulting influx of Western ideas led to a decline in the traditional economy, with serious consequences for the Jewish occupational structure. It also allowed for the introduction of...
This pioneering study offers a comprehensive account of Syria's key Jewish communities at an important juncture in their history that also throws ligh...
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132,11 zł |
Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives
ISBN: 9781618116482 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This collection of articles on Latin American Jews comprises a wide range of subjects, including comparative analyses of Latin American Jewry from the perspective of globalization and transnationalism, monographic studies on religious identities, interactions between Jews and non-Jews, multiple dimensions of Zionism, and literary criticism. Based on an international conference organized by the University of Sao Paulo, the Dahan Center in Bar Ilan University, and the Academic College in Ashkelon, this volume contributes a new approach to Latin American Jewish Studies. It pays special attention...
This collection of articles on Latin American Jews comprises a wide range of subjects, including comparative analyses of Latin American Jewry from the...
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503,23 zł |