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Book SynopsisIn 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting a political firestorm over demands by some Muslims that the claims of their religious faith take precedence over freedom of expression. Given the explosive reaction from Middle Eastern governments, Muslim clerics, and some Danish politicTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "This fascinating book addresses a fundamental problem of immense importance for current social and political life in a functioning Western democracy. Starting from the cartoon crisis that highlighted the clash of democratic values and Muslim fundamentalism, the authors employ a rich combination of qualitative and survey research methods to examine the responses of Danes that puzzled observers... This study, rich in empirical evidence on the Danish example, provides insight into how other Western democracies could learn to better relations with immigrant minorities in their countries."--Choice "The analysis presented in this book is structured well, clearly organized and argued, and deeply rooted in survey and experimental empirical data. The authors build a persuasive argument out of relatively basic but solid quantitative evidence, and thus the book should be an accessible read at either the undergraduate or graduate level."--Kelley Strawn, American Journal of Sociology "The book's perspective is enticing, not to say timely... The book's effort to overcome the clash of values between Islam and the West is quite laudable."--Jocelyne Cesari, Journal of Church and StateTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xiii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 A Clash of Rights 10 Chapter 3 The Covenant Paradox 52 Chapter 4 Flash Point: The Ideological Bases of Anti-immigration Politics 82 Chapter 5 The Concept of Inclusive Tolerance 117 Chapter 6 The Democratic Impulse 141 Appendix A Timeline of the Cartoon Crisis 155 Appendix B Description of the Main Data Set 157 Appendix C Comparison of Respondents from the Height and Aftermath of the Crisis 159 Appendix D Scaling and Measurement of Core Variables 163 References 167 Index 177

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Book SynopsisHeavenly Merchandize offers a critical reexamination of religion's role in the creation of a market economy in early America. Focusing on the economic culture of New England, it views commerce through the eyes of four generations of Boston merchants, drawing upon their personal letters, diaries, business records, and sermon notes to reveal how mercTrade ReviewWinner of the 2011 Philip Schaff Prize, American Society of Church History Shortlisted for the 2011 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Historical Study of Religion One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 "Valeri's reading of theological sources is so satisfying because he is a subtle, careful reader; he resists the temptation to smooth away contradictions, or to oversimplify; indeed, he seems allergic to polemic it is thus not surprising when, at the end of the book--just when the author might be expected to tip his hand about what all this market accommodation means--Valeri is maddeningly even-handed."--Lauren F. Winner, Books & Culture "I found this book to be an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the working out of the Protestant ethic in colonial New England. Therefore, it is a major contribution to our understanding of American economic morality."--Donald E. Frey, EH.Net "Students of early New England will find this indispensable; it should also appeal to anyone interested in the relationship between religion and the larger culture."--Choice "[T]he effectiveness with which Valeri utilizes the small-scale cultural world of Puritan Massachusetts in the colonial era in order to examine developments that have wider ramifications, indicates that, as with Perry Miller and so many others, that time and place is still a fruitful laboratory for thick analysis of religiocultural change."--Dewey D. Wallace, Jr., Interpretation "Valeri's well-written case studies bring many rewards to the reader. They forcefully demonstrate that no one can understand the changing culture of early America without paying attention to religion."--R. Laurence Moore, Journal of Church History "The book is noteworthy as much for its method as for its conclusions. Valeri's inferences rise convincingly from his methodology, analysis, and rhetoric... [H]andled artfully in an elegant narrative."--Barry Levy, American Historical Review "This book will certainly change the way both Puritan theology and economics are viewed and is highly recommended."--Suzanne Geissler, Anglican and Episcopal History "An important study... [T]his stellar work breaks important new ground on the complex drama of economics and religion in early modern America."--Robert E. Brown, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi INTRODUCTION: Heavenly Merchandize 1 CHAPTER ONE: Robert Keayne's Gift 11 Keayne, the Merchant Taylors' Company, and Civic Humanism 14 Keayne and the Godly Community in England 26 CHAPTER TWO: Robert Keayne's Trials 37 Boston's First Merchants 39 Puritan Discipline in England 50 Discipline and Trade in Early Boston 57 CHAPTER THREE: John Hull's Accounts 74 Hull and the Expansion of New England's Market 76 Hull's Piety and Changes in Church Discipline 83 Jeremiads, Providence, and New England's Civic Order 96 CHAPTER FOUR: Samuel Sewall's Windows 111 Sewall's and Fitch's Problems with Money 114 The Politics of Empire 122 Political Economy, Monetary Policy, and the Justification of Usury 134 Merchants' Callings and the Campaign for Moral Reform 157 Religious Conviction in the Affairs of Sewall and Fitch 168 CHAPTER FIVE: Hugh Hall's Scheme 178 Hall and Boston's Provincial Merchants 181 Rational Protestantism and the Meaning of Commerce 200 Gentility, the Empire, and Piety in the Affairs of Hall 220 EPILOGUE: Religious Revival 234 Samuel Philips Savage, Isaac Smith, and Robert Treat Paine 235 Social Virtue and the Market 240 Conclusion 248 Notes 251 Index 321

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, many of America's Christian evangelicals have denounced Islam as a "demonic" and inherently violent religion, provoking frustration among other Christian conservatives who wish to present a more appealing message to the world's Muslims. Yet as Thomas Kidd reveals in this sobering book, the conflictTrade Review"This concise and well-organized study offers readers an excellent summary of American popular attitudes toward Islam from the eighteenth century onward."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "Kidd's is a sympathetic and well-informed voice of sanity and Christian equanimity in the midst of this turmoil. His closing appeals to reason, civility, and charitable discourse could provide a better setting, I believe, for a fruitful mission to Islam. Otherwise, one fears what level of catastrophe may be required to discredit Dispensationalist craziness."--Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon, Orthodoxy Today "Offers an informative tonic that might move Christians in the U.S. beyond deeply embedded suspicions and into more hospitable encounters with Muslims at home and abroad."--Anne Blue Wills, Christian Century "A key strength of American Christians and Islam is that it surveys a spectrum of American Christian and evangelical thought vis-a-vis Muslims across three centuries, and does so in a manner that is very clear, so that even a reader new to the subject could appreciate it. Assigned in a class on Middle Eastern or Islamic studies, this book would be guaranteed to stimulate lively debate."--Heather J. Sharkey, Contemporary Islam "As Islam continues its slow be steady growth in America, evangelicals of whatever strip would be wise to consult American Christians and Islam, particularly as they continue to seek ways to approach Islam with sobriety and faithfulness."--Adam S. Francisco, Modern Reformation "Thomas Kidd has done a great service with his publication of American Christians and Islam. Although there is an endless array of studies on various aspects of the relationships between Muslims and Christians throughout the past 1,400 years, this is, to my knowledge, the first to examine American Evangelical attitudes toward Islam. Kidd presents a vast amount of material in a clear, readable manner, and his book should be of interest to anyone trying to understand the extremely complex dynamic of contemporary Muslim-Christian relations."--Sandra Tonies Keating, Touchstone "This timely book about American Christian attitudes toward Islam and Muslims is a useful addition to the growing literature on Anglo-American engagements with Islam and Muslims since the colonial age. It is noteworthy primarily for its chronological range and its coverage of American missionaries to the Muslim world."--Edward E. Curtis IV, Journal of American History "Kidd has produced a gem of a book. It needs to find a high place on interreligious as well as public-policy bibliographies."--John T. Pawlikowski, Journal of Ecumenical Studies "Kidd's book ably captures the bombast and the predicament of American evangelicals as they attempted to reconcile the missionary imperative with a scrambled sense of eschatological geography."--Nicholas Guyatt, Journal of the Ecclesiastical History "The story that Kidd tells is compelling and enlightening in its nuanced depiction of conservative American Christian views on Islam and Muslims across three centuries... [T]his book is a well-written and enlightening overview of the American Evangelical approach to Islam."--Akram Fouad Khater, Catholic Historical Review "[T]his book makes ... [an] invaluable contribution ... to our understanding of the history of evangelical attitudes toward Muslims and Islam."--Alan M. Guenther, International Bulletin of Missionary Research "Kidd accomplishes the aims of his book well, illuminating nearly four hundred years of conservative American Christian interpretations of Islam. The length of the time period and the particular focus on American Christian views make this volume a unique, welcome addition to the field. The book is academic but accessible to a wide audience, a wellspring of primary source information and a penetrating survey. Scholars of American religious history and upper-level students of the subject will consult this volume for years to come."--James Gormam, Restoration Quarterly "In all respects, American Christians and Islam is a well-balanced, long overdue study, delving deep in the folk memory of America, painting a complex and suggestive profile of the Judeo-Christian-Muslim (dis)connection, celebrating both Christianity and Islamism, while formulating no apologies for either... [I]t is an opportune appearance that seeks to do justice to Qur'anic verse and Islamic scholarship, an admirable monograph launching a timely invitation to grasp the true nature of Islam."--Adriana Neagu, American British and Canadian StudiesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xix CHAPTER 1: Early American Christians and Islam 1 CHAPTER 2: The Barbary Wars, the Last Days, and Islam in Early National America 19 CHAPTER 3: Foreign Missions to Muslims in Nineteenth-Century America 37 CHAPTER 4: Samuel Zwemer,World War I, and "The Evangelization of the Moslem World in This Generation" 58 CHAPTER 5: The New Missionary Overture to Muslims and the Arab-Israeli Crisis 75 CHAPTER 6: Christians Respond to Muslims in Modern America 96 CHAPTER 7: Maturing Evangelical Missions and War in the Middle East 120 CHAPTER 8: American Christians and Islam After September 11, 2001 144 Epilogue 165 Notes 171 Index 195

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Book SynopsisA Palestinian-Israeli poet declares a new state whose language, "Homelandic," is a combination of Arabic and Hebrew. A Jewish-Israeli author imagines a "language plague" that infects young Hebrew speakers with old world accents, and sends the narrator in search of his Arabic heritage. In Poetic Trespass, Lital Levy brings together such startling viTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2014 MLA Prize for a First Book, Modern Language Association Winner of the 2014 Salo Baron Prize, American Academy for Jewish Research Co-Winner of the 2014 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Jewish Literature and Linguistics, Association for Jewish Studies "Poetic Trespass is a major achievement."--Anna Bernard, Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World "An important and engaging work that will be of great interest to scholars concerned with Israel/Palestine, Arabic and Hebrew literatures as well as Mizrahi studies."--Pelle Valentin Olsen, Middle East Journal of Culture and CommunicationTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Transliteration and Translation xv Introduction: The No-Man's-Land of Language 1 PART I HISTORICAL VISIONS AND ELISIONS 1 From the "Hebrew Bedouin" to "Israeli Arabic": Arabic, Hebrew, and the Creation of Israeli Culture 21 2 Bialik and the Sephardim: The Ethnic Encoding of Modern Hebrew Literature 60 PART II BILINGUAL ENTANGLEMENTS 3 Exchanging Words: Arabic Writing in Israel and the Poetics of Misunderstanding 105 4 Palestinian Midrash: Toward a Postnational Poetics of Hebrew Verse 141 PART III AFTERLIVES OF LANGUAGE 5 "Along Came the Knife of Hebrew and Cut Us in Two": Language in Mizrahi Fiction, 1964-2010 189 6 "So You Won't Understand a Word": Secret Languages, Pseudo-languages, and the Presence of Absence 238 Conclusion: Bloody Hope: The Intertextual Afterword of Salman Masalha and Saul Tchernichowsky 285 Bibliography 299 Index 329

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Book SynopsisEvery year more and more Europeans, including Germans, are embracing Islam. It is estimated that there are now up to one hundred thousand German converts--a number similar to that in France and the United Kingdom. What stands out about recent conversions is that they take place at a time when Islam is increasingly seen as contrary to European valueTrade Review"The result of her research is a fascinating exploration of the dynamics of Islam in contemporary Germany, seen through the prism of its capital, Berlin. Her account provides a multifaceted profile of the many faces of Islam in one Western European country, and it offers readers a good sense of the diversity of contemporary Sunni Muslims in Germany... [A]n excellent study."--Ursula King, Times Higher Education "This book provides a judicious and well thought-through consideration of such contradictions and challenges in the lives of German Muslims and offers a fascinating discussion on blurring boundaries between Germans and Muslim, and the changing realities of European identity."--Dr. Digdem Soyaltin, Turkish Review "This book is remarkable."--Ruth Mandel, History and Anthropology "Ozyurek's Being German, Becoming Muslim makes a welcome and distinctive contribution to--as the subtitle sums up--the study of Race, religion and conversion in the New Europe."--Nasar Meer, History and Anthropology "An engaging, poignant study of how the different paths taken by converts converge in life-long, collective practices of self-pedagogy that involve learning how to negotiate German secular-Christian social norms and institutions."--Paul A. Silverstein, History and Anthropology "A powerful work about the politics of inclusion and exclusion, security and threat, and recognition and fairness."--Joel Robbins, History and Anthropology "A groundbreaking book that sheds much light on the lives of German converts to Islam, their ways of becoming Muslims and being German in the aftermath of conversion, their ambivalent relationships with immigrant Muslims, their strategies and struggles with respect to broadening a space of Islam, and even making it a German religion, and finally their curious relationship with the Salafis in Germany."--Erdem Dikici, Islam and Christian-Muslim RelationsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction Germanizing Islam and Racializing Muslims 1 Chapter 1 Giving Islam a German Face 24 Chapter 2 Establishing Distance from Immigrant Muslims 51 Chapter 3 East German Conversions to Islam after the Collapse of the Berlin Wall 69 Chapter 4 Being Muslim as a Way of Becoming German 87 Chapter 5 Salafism as the Future of European Islam? 109 Chapter 6 Conclusion 132 Notes 137 References 149 Index 163

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Book SynopsisPolitical Islam has often been compared to ideological movements of the past such as fascism or Christian theocracy. But are such analogies valid? How should the Western world today respond to the challenges of political Islam? Taking an original approach to answer this question, Confronting Political Islam compares Islamism's struggle with secularTrade Review"Owen is generous, rational and balanced... [H]e is astute enough to understand the vast real-world differences that block the resolution of conflict."--Publishers Weekly "[A]n animated, ambitious and thoughtful book."--Borzou Daragahi, Financial Times "[P]rovocative."--Amb. (ret.) Anthony Quainton, American Diplomacy "This engaging and thoughtful book by University of Virginia scholar John Owen looks back on a series of upheavals in Western history to better understand the Middle East's current travails and challenges posed by political Islam... [A] wise and sophisticated book."--William Armstrong, Hurriyet Daily News "Owen writes to provide policy makers, students, and those engaged in the Middle East with tools to confront political Islam... This is a unique, stimulating, well-written and documented work that takes an unusual approach to the political problems of Islamism."--Choice "A highly recommended work for observers, students, and research scholars who are grappling with the contemporary problems faced by the Middle East through the prism of political disturbances in the past centuries of Western history."--Mehraj ud Din, Politics, Religion, & IdeologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables ix Preface xi Introduction It Did Happen Here 1 Lesson 1 Don't Sell Islamism Short 26 Lesson 2 Ideologies Are (Usually) Not Monolithic 46 Lesson 3 Foreign Interventions Are Normal 67 Lesson 4 A State May Be Rational and Ideological at the Same Time 86 Lesson 5 The Winner May Be "None of the Above" 110 Lesson 6 Watch Turkey and Iran 130 Conclusion What to Do and What Not to Do 156 Notes 165 Bibliography 193 Index 211

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[An] absorbing and important new book."--Jack David Eller, Anthropology Review DatabaseTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi A Note on Transliteration and Translation xvii Introduction:In Search of the Islamic State 1 Interventions Chapter One: Of Shaykhs and Kings: The Making of Sudanese Islam 29 Chapter Two: Civilizing Religion: Observations on the Architectureof Late Islamism 56 Itineraries Chapter Three: Rebuilding the Muslim Mind: Epistemological Enlightenmentand Its Discontents 97 Chapter Four: The Country That Prays upon the Prophet the Most: The Aesthetic Formation of the Islamic State 125 Chapter Five: Politics in the Age of Salvation: Reimagining the Islamic State 158 Inquiries Epilogue: Escaping the Islamic State? 199 Bibliography 217 Index 231

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of modern genocide, we tend to think of violence against minorities as a sign of intolerance, or, even worse, a prelude to extermination. Violence in the Middle Ages, however, functioned differently, according to David Nirenberg. In this provocative book, he focuses on specific attacks against minorities in fourteenth-century France and the Crown of Aragon (Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia). He argues that these attacks--ranging from massacres to verbal assaults against Jews, Muslims, lepers, and prostitutes--were often perpetrated not by irrational masses laboring under inherited ideologies and prejudices, but by groups that manipulated and reshaped the available discourses on minorities. Nirenberg shows that their use of violence expressed complex beliefs about topics as diverse as divine history, kinship, sex, money, and disease, and that their actions were frequently contested by competing groups within their own society. Nirenberg''s readings of archival Trade ReviewWinner of the 1998 Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical Association Winner of the 1996 Premio del Rey Prize, American Historical Association Winner of the 1998 Best First Book in Iberian History Award, Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Winner of the 2000 John Nicholas Brown Prize, Medieval Academy of America "Nirenberg's argument is elegant and precise... [His] superb scholarship has done a great service in a matter of great importance, and not only to historians."--Edward Peters, Historian "[This book] is written with a stylistic flair that makes it a pleasure to read, a model of historical research and exposition at its best."--Marc Saperstein, American Historical Review "Nirenberg has ventured unescorted down all manner of unexplored paths... This is a highly sophisticated piece of work, clever in the best sense of the word, rich and variegated, a treasure-house of perceptive scholarship, sensitively nuanced, beautifully controlled, a delight to handle and a joy to read."--Peter Linehan, Medium AevumTable of ContentsPreface to the New Paperback Edition vii Acknowledgements xvii Abbreviations xix Introduction 3 Chapter One The Historical Background 18 Part One Cataclysmic Violence: France and the Crown of Aragon Chapter Two France, Source of the Troubles: Shepherds' Crusade and Lepers' Plot (1320, 1321) 43 Chapter Three Crusade and Massacre in Aragon (1320) 69 Chapter Four Lepers, Jews, Muslims, and Poison in the Crown (1321) 93 Part Two: Systemic Violence: Power, Sex, and Religion Chapter Five Sex and Violence between Majority and Minority 127 Chapter Six Minorities Confron Each Other: Violence between Muslims and Jews 166 Chapter Seven The Two Faces of Sacred Violence 200 Epilogue The Black Death and Beyond 231 Bibliography of Works Cited 251 Index 281

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Book SynopsisHow do American Jews envision their role in the world? Are they tribal--a people whose obligations extend solely to their own? Or are they prophetic--a light unto nations, working to repair the world? The Star and the Stripes is an original, provocative interpretation of the effects of these worldviews on the foreign policy beliefs of American JewsTrade Review"[A]n important book that shows how American Jews struggle with and express their identities on a global scale."--Publishers Weekly "Compelling... An astute study that should provoke productive conversations."--Kirkus "[This book] usefully brings together important episodes in American Jewish history."--Jonathan Neumann, Standpoint "Distressing... [The Star and the Stripes] deserves attention because the issues it raises should not be ignored."--Libby K. White, Jewish Book Council "An astute study that should provoke productive conversations."--Stephen Darori, Israel Book Review "[The Star and Stripes] supplies much-needed coherence to the topic."--Choice "Barnett's useful, original book puts contemporary American Jewish attitudes toward foreign policy in historical context."--Walter Russell Mead, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter One Heine's Law and Jewish Foreign Policies 19 Chapter Two The Making of a Prophetic People (pre-1914) 51 Chapter Three Prophets Mugged by Reality (1914-1945) 87 Chapter Four The Cosmopolitan and the National (1945-1967) 121 Chapter Five The New Tribalism (1967-1990) 155 Chapter Six Back to the Future? (1990-present) 195 Chapter Seven The Foreign Policies of an Uncertain People 243 Notes 275 Bibliography 303 Index 335

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in History""Persuasive."---James Romm, New York Review of Books"Magness vividly describes the archaeological evidence for life on the mountaintop [of Masada]."---Josephine Quinn, London Review of Books"[Jodi Magness is] fascinating on the conflation of archaeology and nationalism in modern Israel’s use of the ‘Masada myth’."---Justin Marozzi, The Spectator"Filled with fascinating details; [Masada] is informative and judicious."---Glenn C. Altschuler, Jerusalem Post"Fascinating. . . . The overall high quality of [Masada] and its author’s personal acquaintance with both the archaeological and literary source material cannot be questioned."---Daniel Sugarman, Jewish Chronicle"All those interested in [Masada], or planning a visit, will find their understanding enriched by [Magness’s] clear and readable guide."---Matti Friedman, Mosaic"The appealing narrative launches itself in time-honoured fashion in medias res, with an account of the Roman siege that took place three years after the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70."---Claire Gruzelier, Classics for All Reviews"Archaeologist Jodi Magness succeeds in producing a rewarding and stimulating book that is accessible and up to date."---Michaël Girardin, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Jodi Magness’s new book, Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth, is an important contribution to our understanding of Masada and its historical context. Not only is it well-written, including personal experiences, her own research, and her association with the famous Israeli archeologists who supervised excavations at Masada; it also is a thorough presentation of what was discovered there, the historical period, and a comprehensive review of the literature and various theories about what happened there, and why. It is, therefore, an essential read."---Moshe Dann, The Jerusalem Report"Magness’s conversational style will inform and entertain both the general and specialist reader."---Lindsay Powell, Ancient History"Jodi Magness takes her readers on a whistle-stop tour of the excavations [at Masada]."---Michael Squire, Greece and Rome"[In Masada] Magness provides the reader with a panoptic overview of the context in which Masada was built, occupied and defended and draws together the latest archaeological research to elucidate the biography of the site itself . . . Magness . . . [gives] us a clear account integrating the latest scholarship with her intimate personal knowledge of the site. Her balanced and judicious tone throughout makes this book indispensable to anyone interested in understanding Masada’s contested past (and present)."---Gwyn Davies, Strata: Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society"[Masada] will surely stimulate further discussion, at both the academic and popular level, on the archaeological evidence behind the myth as well as the general contribution of archaeology to our understanding of and relationship to cultural history."---Eyal Regev, Review of Biblical Literature"[Magness'] balanced and judicious tone throughout makes this book indispensable to anyone interested in understanding Masada’s contested past (and present)."---Gwyn Davies, Strata"[Magness is] a rare field archaeologist skilled in transforming technical findings into riveting and thoroughly readable historiography . . revealing why Masada has mattered to so many people throughout history and continues to do so today."---Karen B. Stern, American Journal of Archaeology"Mag­ness has man­aged the dif­fi­cult feat of writ­ing for both the schol­ar and the inter­est­ed non-spe­cial­ist read­er."---Gila Wertheimer, Jewish Book Council"[Masada is a] splendid book, which not only offers a cogent analysis of the controversy itself, but also furnishes a superb overview of both the Hasmonean and Herodian eras, a particularly tangled stretch of Jewish history . . .[Magness] expresses no firm opinion about whether Josephus is a trustworthy source of information about the siege of Masada – but instead is out to make accessible to the interested layperson not only the broader story of the fortress, but also the turbulent history of the two centuries that preceded the siege . . . Magness’ book is certain to be the ‘go to’ work about Masada for a long time to come."---David Rodman, Israel Affairs"This is a special book. . . . Masada is discussed from various angles in an enjoyable way."---Jan Willem van Henten, Journal for the Study of Judaism"Magness in her distinctive way has given us a wonderful presentation to supplement the huge literature on the archaeology of Masada. Her book is a perfect read for undergraduates, continuing education students, and the general reader."---Eric M. Meyers, Dead Sea Discoveries"The best single volume for understanding [Masada’s] remains in the context of both the first Jewish Revolt and the modern myth."---Michael Press, Palestine Exploration Quarterly

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Book SynopsisTrouble in the Tribe explores the increasingly contentious place of Israel in the American Jewish community. In a fundamental shift, growing numbers of American Jews have become less willing to unquestioningly support Israel and more willing to publicly criticize its government. More than ever before, American Jews are arguing about Israeli policieTrade Review"A meticulous, precise, well-organized survey that takes into account the many different views and will certainly facilitate the heated conversation."--Kirkus (Starred Review) "A valuable road map to an ongoing and very important conflict."--Murray Polner, History News Network "As a primer on the American Jewish machloket (argument) over Israel, Trouble in the Tribe is extremely useful. Its data is copious ... its charts are handy; its perspective mostly balanced... It is an excellent guide for the perplexed."--Jay Michaelson, Moment Magazine "As Waxman convincingly demonstrates in this valuable and important book, the very thing that once united the American Jewish community--Israel--now is the thing that divides us most of all."--Moti Rieber, Kansas City Jewish Chronicle "Brave and unsettling."--Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal "[A] detailed and meticulously balanced account... Both Waxman's complex picture of American Jewry and the plea for--critical engagement--emerging from it deserve our serious consideration."--William Kolbrener, Times Higher Education "An accessible, readable introduction to the topic."--Choice "Gently insightful, richly documented, clearly presented, and illuminatingly broad."--Ari Y. Kelman, Middle East Journal "Waxman deserves plaudits for tackling an important and very timely subject that has heretofore been ignored by the scholarly literature on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He analyzes a complicated and contentious topic with rare objectivity, ample research and calm reasoning. Trouble in the Tribe is an indispensable volume for anyone seeking to understand why American Jews quarrel over Israel and why such fraternal infighting will further complicate the quest for a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."--Michael Rubner, Middle East PolicyTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1. THE CHANGING AMERICAN JEWISH RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL 18 2. THE END OF "ISRAEL, RIGHT OR WRONG" 55 3. THE ARGUMENT ABOUT ISRAEL 91 4. THE EROSION OF CONSENSUS 123 5. THE FRACTURING OF THE PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY 147 6. THE CHALLENGE TO THE JEWISH ESTABLISHMENT 174 7. THE POLARIZATION OF AMERICAN JEWRY 193 CONCLUSION 210 Notes 217 Bibliography 291 Index 309

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2016 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, and Jewish History & Culture in Antiquity, Association for Jewish Studies "Vidas's book exemplifies the best possibilities of contemporary Talmud scholarship--a foretaste, in just those moments when it upsets received wisdom about the Talmud, of the next step in the ancient dance of new and old."--Raphael Magarik, MAKE Literary Productions "Vidas's book is eloquent testimony to the high level of conceptual sophistication that has been achieved in the academic field of Talmud study in recent years. It bodes well for the future of the field in American academia."--Pinchas Roth, AJL NewsletterTable of ContentsA Note on Style Conventions vii Introduction 1 PART I 21 Chapter One The Alterity of Tradition 23 Chapter Two The Division into Layers 45 Chapter Three Composition as Critique 81 PART II 113 Chapter Four Scholars, Transmitters, and the Making of talmud 115 Chapter Five The Debate about Recitation 150 Chapter Six Tradition and Vision 167 Conclusion 203 Acknowledgments 215 Bibliography 217 Source Index 233 Subject Index 237

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2006 James S. Donnelly, Sr. Prize, American Conference for Irish Studies "While much has been written about the Jewishness of James Joyce's Leopold Bloom ... few know anything about the remarkable community in Ireland that inspired Joyce to create him ... This work is extremely detailed, describing the Jewish communities down to the streets they lived on and what they ate... Grada's Jewish Ireland in the Age of Joyce is a scholarly comprehensive tome full of hard facts and anecdotal tidbits on this little-known chapter in the story of the Ashkenazic Diaspora that will appeal to history buffs and literary fanatics alike."--Caraid O'Brien, Forward "This remarkable book traces the social, economic and demographic history of the Irish Jewish community between, roughly, 1870 and 1976... The book traces the educational and economic rise of the community... A wonderful feature of this book is its superb library of quotations, which appear in twos and threes at the head of each chapter and throughout the text. These extracts from the literature and sayings of the Irish Jews would make a short book in themselves."--Adrian Hardiman, Irish Times "This is a scholarly work, but the non-academic reader should not be put off by the scholarship. In-between the tables and graphs, there is a wonderfully curious, endlessly entertaining, and deeply humane book. Joyce would have loved it."--Brian Lynch, Irish Independent "O Grada provides a definitive socio-economic study ... covering everything from the occupational profile and literacy levels of this community to the density of Jewish settlement in particular Dublin neighborhoods. But he has also produced a moving tribute to (what he terms) this 'small Irish tributary' of the mass Jewish exodus from Eastern Europe, which ... overcame most of the challenges and limited opportunities it faced in establishing a new life in Ireland."--Rory Miller, Journal of Jewish Studies "For both Joyce scholars and historians of immigrant groups in Britain, this study is a fascinating piece of research that, much to its credit, relates a host of interview testimony to fill out the flavor and nuance of the Irish-Jewish community during what would prove to be its heyday."--Neil R. Davison, The HistorianTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Arrival and Context 9 Leaving Home: History and Memory 12 The Migration in Context 21 CHAPTER 2: "England-Ireland" and Dear Dirty Dublin 30 Mortality 33 Living Standards 40 Interwar Dublin 41 Water and Sanitation 42 The Jewish Community in Context 43 CHAPTER 3: "They Knew No Trade But Peddling" 45 The Weekly Men 47 The Old and the New Peddling 56 "The Jewman Moneylender" 61 CHAPTER 4: Self-Employment, Social Mobility 72 Artisans 72 Occupational Mobility 73 Immigrants as Entrepreneurs and Workers 84 Technical Appendix: More on Age and Occupational Choice in the United States 92 CHAPTER 5: Settling In 94 Housing and Settlement 94 Six Streets in Little Jerusalem 105 Within-Street Clustering 108 Cork and Belfast Jewries 115 CHAPTER 6: Schooling and Literacy 122 CHAPTER 7: The Demography of Irish Jewry 129 The 1911 Population Census 131 The Fertility Transition 134 Jewish and Gentile Fertility 136 Infant and Child Mortality 143 Mortality in Jewish Ireland 147 Culture Mattered 152 Technical Appendix: Accounting for the Variation in Fertility and Infant/Child Mortality 154 CHAPTER 8: Culture, Family, Health 160 Litvak Culture 164 Food, Drink, and Health 171 CHAPTER 9: Newcomer to Neighbor 178 In the Beginning 179 Remembering Limerick 191 Autobiographical Memory 194 Social Learning across Communities? 200 A Note on Litigation between Jews 202 CHAPTER 10: Ich Geh Fun "Ire"land 204 Religion 205 From Little Jerusalem to Rathgar and Beyond 206 Decline 209 APPENDIX 1: Letters to One of the Last "Weekly Men" 217 APPENDIX 2: Mr. Parnell Remembers 221 APPENDIX 3: Louis Hyman, Jessie Bloom, and The Jews of Ireland 224 Notes 229 Bibliography 271 Index 295

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Owen is generous, rational and balanced... [H]e is astute enough to understand the vast real-world differences that block the resolution of conflict."--Publishers Weekly "[A]n animated, ambitious and thoughtful book."--Borzou Daragahi, Financial Times "[P]rovocative."--Amb. (ret.) Anthony Quainton, American Diplomacy "This engaging and thoughtful book by University of Virginia scholar John Owen looks back on a series of upheavals in Western history to better understand the Middle East's current travails and challenges posed by political Islam... [A] wise and sophisticated book."--William Armstrong, Hurriyet Daily News "Owen writes to provide policy makers, students, and those engaged in the Middle East with tools to confront political Islam... This is a unique, stimulating, well-written and documented work that takes an unusual approach to the political problems of Islamism."--Choice "A highly recommended work for observers, students, and research scholars who are grappling with the contemporary problems faced by the Middle East through the prism of political disturbances in the past centuries of Western history."--Mehraj ud Din, Politics, Religion, & IdeologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables ix Preface xi Introduction It Did Happen Here 1 Lesson 1 Don't Sell Islamism Short 26 Lesson 2 Ideologies Are (Usually) Not Monolithic 46 Lesson 3 Foreign Interventions Are Normal 67 Lesson 4 A State May Be Rational and Ideological at the Same Time 86 Lesson 5 The Winner May Be "None of the Above" 110 Lesson 6 Watch Turkey and Iran 130 Conclusion What to Do and What Not to Do 156 Notes 165 Bibliography 193 Index 211

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Book SynopsisTaking readers from the 19th century to today, the author shows how Buddhism in the U.S. has given rise to new contemplative forms within American Judaism and shaped the way Americans understand and practice Buddhism.Trade Review"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies""[A] fascinating book."---Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle"The book leaves the reader with something that Jews and Buddhists alike may find familiar: more questions than answers, but a feeling that getting further from a solution has somehow made you wiser."---Matthew Abrahams, Tricycle"American JewBu offers a unique perspective on the current, lively debate on religious mixing. The book is fluently written and highly illuminating. It offers an accessible entry to important questions in the study of lived religious practice." * Sociology of Religion *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Scholarship""Winner of the 2018 J.I. Segal English Non-fiction Award on a Jewish Theme, Jewish Public Library""Winner of the 2018 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Modern Jewish History and Culture: Europe and Israel, Association for Jewish Studies""Heller has used rare archival sources in Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew to reclaim little-known events in Poland before the Shoah and to produce a highly original work. Jabotinsky's Children is a tremendous contribution to our understanding of the origins of the Zionist Right."---Colin Shindler, Times Literary Supplement"This is a most provocative, solid scholarly work on a heretofore little-explored topic in 20th-century Polish-Jewish and Zionist history." * Publishers Weekly *"A meticulously researched and elegantly crafted monograph, not the least virtue of which is its deep mining of sources in several languages across several continents."---Geoffrey Alderman, Times Higher Education"Heller works tirelessly to uncover the voices of ordinary Betar members through their letters and diaries and autobiographies in an attempt to understand the distinctively Polish roots of right‐wing Zionism and how it developed between the two world wars in Poland under Jabotinsky's leadership."---Elaine Margolin, Jerusalem Post"Heller's account offers a corrective, shining new light on how Jews, especially Jewish youth, in Poland actually perceived their political and social options, and how they made sense of their shifting world."---Sarah Zarrow, Yiddish Studies"This book really does shine something of an illuminating light on the spectre of ever increasing right-wing fundamentalism throughout Europe and the U.S. . . . Jabotinsky's Children will undoubtedly trigger much debate, which, to varying degrees, can only be a good thing."---David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews"Drawing on a broad array of impressive sources, including private correspondence, party journals and publications, police reports, and autobiographies, Heller provides a new and refreshing approach to Zionist history by focusing on Jabotinsky’s followers, rather than the man himself."---Rachel Rothstein, H-Poland"[Heller’s] objective tone throughout the volume assures the reader of his analytical talent and gives the reader confidence that the author’s future work will be as comprehensive and compelling."---Sean Martin, H-Net Reviews"An excellent study. . . . The author emerges as an extremely skilled historian with a penchant for acute analysis and objective interpretation of facts. His work deserves the highest praise."---Piotr Puchalski, Polish ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Note on Terms xiii Introduction 1 1 Jabotinsky Encounters Polish Jewish Youth 28 2 Little Fascists? 68 3 Obedient Children, Reckless Rebels 104 4 Poland, Palestine, and the Politics of Belonging 133 5 Taming the Shtetl 167 6 Terror 201 Epilogue 237 Notes 255 Bibliography 291 Index 313

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Book SynopsisDemonstrating that similarities between Jewish and Christian art in the Middle Ages were more than coincidental, Cultural Exchange meticulously combines a wide range of sources to show how Jews and Christians exchanged artistic and material culture. Joseph Shatzmiller focuses on communities in northern Europe, Iberia, and other Mediterranean societies where Jews and Christians coexisted for centuries, and he synthesizes the most current research to describe the daily encounters that enabled both societies to appreciate common artistic values. Detailing the transmission of cultural sensibilities in the medieval money market and the world of Jewish money lenders, this book examines objects pawned by peasants and humble citizens, sacred relics exchanged by the clergy as security for loans, and aesthetic goods given up by the Christian well-to-do who required financial assistance. The work also explores frescoes and decorations likely painted by non-Jews in medieval Trade Review"Clearly, this book is only the beginning of a series of works dedicated to the study of material links between medieval Jewish and Christian communities and of the interdependence they unveil. And we can only hope that its successors will keep up the high standards of writing and methodological expertise established in Cultural Exchange by Joseph Shatzmiller."--Andor Kelenhegyi, European Review of HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface xi Introduction 1 Part 1 Pawnbrokers: Agents of Cultural Transmission 5 Chapter 1 Financial Activities in the Medieval Marketplace 7 Chapter 2 Securities for Loans: Church Liturgical Objects 22 Chapter 3 High Finance: Urban and Princely Pledges 45 Part 2 Human Imagery in Medieval Ashkenaz 59 Chapter 4 The Decorated Home of the Rabbi of Zurich 61 Chapter 5 German Jews and Figurative Art: Appreciation and Reservation 73 Part 3 At the Marketplace: Professionals in the Service of the "Other" 111 Chapter 6 Christian Artists and Jewish Patronage 113 Chapter 7 Jewish Craftsmanship at the Service of the Church 141 Conclusions 158 Appendix Jewish Traditions and Ceremonies: How Original? 162 Select Bibliography 167 Index 177

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize, European Association for Southeast Asian Studies""Becoming Better Muslims is an important contribution to the study of state-Islam relations in Indonesia and beyond. It is beautifully written and therefore provides easy access to a complex topic."---Michael Buehler, Politics, Religion & Ideology"Kloos’ and Hew’s beautifully written ethnographies present different faces of Indonesian Islam that are equally complex, contrasting and plural in their own ways."---Charlotte Setijadi, Contemporary Southeast Asia

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Book SynopsisMost Americans say they believe in God, and more than a third say they attend religious services every week. Yet studies show that people do not really go to church as often as they claim, and it is not always clear what they mean when they tell pollsters they believe in God or pray. American Religion presents the best and most up-to-date informatiTrade ReviewWinner of the 2012 Christianity and Culture Book Award, Christianity Today "Chaves has provided new scholars, nonspecialists in the sociology of religion, and the general public with an accessible and accurate text that gathers a wide range of information into one place, and does so in barely more than 100 pages. Chaves's American Religion will serve as an important introduction to the topic and a reference for scholars, religious leaders, and the general public for years to come."--Paul J. Olson, Sociology of Religion "In this brief book sociologist Chaves traces changes occurring in religion in the U.S. between 1972 and 2008... Chaves demonstrates that the overall picture of religion in the U.S. is one of continuity and stability rather than dramatic change. Nevertheless subtle changes are occurring, and this book does an excellent job of sifting through the data."--Choice "American Religion, for such a thin book, packs a punch, providing helpful insights and myth-busting perspectives on almost every page. This really is a book that every pastor should take the time to read. It will be a quick but powerful dose of the state of American religion."--Andrew Root, Word & World "Chaves' study offers a rich, textured, and well-researched account of American religiosity. The book will serve to advance undergraduate and graduate learning concerning the complex and oftentimes complicated nexus between U.S. religion and politics. It will also interest scholars, policymakers, and the general public who care about how religion currently features in American public life and what future directions it may take."--Catherine E. Wilson, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies "Unsettling though it may be, American Religion is essential reading for pastors and lay leaders alike who want to understand the larger social context in which the mainline church both struggles and endures."--Rebekah Peeples Massengill, Interpretation "Chaves's book raises more questions than it answers. Maybe that should be expected from a descriptive piece: the variety of data selected and presented naturally begs interpretation. For this reason, I think that Chaves's volume would also make a useful foil with graduate students in social science."--Penny Long Marler, Social Forces

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Book Synopsis"This edition is a substantially revised translation of Israel: Traum und Wirklichkeit des Jeudischen Staates by Micahel Brenner, A Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, Munchen 2016"--Title page verso.Trade Review"Finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award in History, Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award""Brenner . . . once again provides a concise and accessible look at a complex topic with this history of modern Zionism. . . . Even readers familiar with the contours of this history will still find something to learn in Brenner’s even-handed take." * Publishers Weekly *"A lucid, valuable text about a homeland that may not yet be a light unto the nations but is surely unique." * Kirkus *"Sophisticated in exposition, drawing on wide-ranging literary sources, among others, and judicious in its treatment of vexatious issues, Brenner’s book demonstrates that Israel today is neither a Garden of Eden nor another Albania."---Bernard Wasserstein, Literary Review"It is a rare history that compels the reader to think constantly about the present and even about the future. But that is what the historian Michael Brenner has accomplished in this meticulous journey through the labyrinth of yearning that has led to the modern State of Israel."---David K. Shipler, Moment Magazine"A timely and useful survey."---Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal"Erudite and elegantly written."---Shlomo Avineri, Jewish Review of Books"Innovative."---Mark Baker, Australian Book Review"Brenner’s attentiveness to the power of these popular forms of expression gives his study its distinctiveness and importance."---Brent E. Sasley, Middle East Journal"Majestic and deeply engaging. . . . Brenner’s book is a gem. It is a timely, brilliantly crafted, and expansively researched masterpiece."---Scott Lasensky, Israel Studies Review

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“No great textual scholar, no master of philology and historical criticism commands a technique at once more scrupulously attentive to its object and more instinctive with the writer’s voice [than Scholem]. That voice reaches out and grabs the layman.”—George Steiner, New Yorker“[Scholem’s] work on Jewish mysticism, messianism, and sectarianism, spanning now half a century, constitutes … one of the major achievements of the historical imagination in our time. I would contend that it is of vital interest not only to anyone concerned with the history of religion but to anyone struggling to understand the underlying problematics of the human predicament.”—Robert Alter, Commentary“This book has been a classic in its field since it was first issued in 1950, and it still stands as uniquely authoritative and intriguingly instructive…. [It is] a monument of revelation and insight bridging anthropology, religion, sociology, and history.”—Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in History (Gerrard and Ella Berman Memorial Award)""One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Runner-Up for the 2016 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies""Of Sand or Soil is a pertinent, rich, and beautifully written book about Saudi Arabian identity politics. Samin offers anthropologists, historians, political scientists, and others the tools to analyze a contemporary Saudi debate in the field of genealogy and belonging. His book is, by all standards, a groundbreaking piece of academic research."---Marieke Brandt, American Ethnologist"Samin has produced one of the best monographs on Saudi culture and society and their relationship with the state."---Jörg Matthias Determann, Comparative Islamic Studies"An outstanding addition to the literature of modern Saudi Arabia that also serves to put the whole contemporary analysis of retribalization into a much broader context. Samin successfully demonstrates that despite religious, political, and economic forces that diminished tribal institutions, cross-pressures countered those trends, and in the process a culture of genealogy combined with a bureaucratic genealogical rule of governance to lead Saudis to assert tribal descent . . . and so establish their ancient roots in the Arabian Peninsula."---Calvin H. Allen, Jr., PhD, Middle East Media & Book Reviews"Of Sand or Soil is guaranteed to set one thinking. . . . [I]t is a measure of the book's worth that it suggests several lines of inquiry. [Samin] is to be congratulated . . . on a very well-written book, [and] . . . to be commended for productive fieldwork [in Saudi Arabia] requiring moral stamina."---P. Dresch, American Historical Review"The detailed historical and archival work and the deep ethnographic research shine throughout the book. . . . Of Sand or Soil is a welcome contribution to scholarship on Saudi Arabia, one that challenges the arguments of some of the most recent works in the field."---R. Bsheer, Arab Studies Journal"Samin's book . . . forces us to see Saudi society with new eyes. It shatters many stereotypes abundant among people in the west and the Arab world about the kingdom and leads us to reconsider outdated anthropological myths. . . . An indispensible tool for better understanding Saudi Arabia."---S. Maisel, SOAS Bulletin"An impressive piece of work. . . . Of Sand or Soil presents groundbreaking scholarship and as such, forms part of a growing trend of valuable in-depth studies on the kingdom."---J. E. Peterson, Bustan"Eloquent and free of jargon. . . . I highly recommend this book to scholars and students interested in kinship studies, state making and issues of belonging, object fetishisation, and textual authority."---Gabriele vom Bruck, Die Welt des Islams

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Book SynopsisIn Peaceful Families, Hammer chronicles and examines the efforts, stories, arguments, and strategies of individuals and organizations doing Muslim anti-domestic violence work in the U.S.Trade Review"Peaceful Families is well written and offers an excellent overview of the ways that Muslim Americans address domestic violence in their communities."---John A. Dick, Ethical Perspectives

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 SSSR Distinguished Book Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Scholarship""Winner of the 2018 J.I. Segal English Non-fiction Award on a Jewish Theme, Jewish Public Library""Winner of the 2018 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Modern Jewish History and Culture: Europe and Israel, Association for Jewish Studies""Heller has used rare archival sources in Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew to reclaim little-known events in Poland before the Shoah and to produce a highly original work. Jabotinsky's Children is a tremendous contribution to our understanding of the origins of the Zionist Right."---Colin Shindler, Times Literary Supplement"This is a most provocative, solid scholarly work on a heretofore little-explored topic in 20th-century Polish-Jewish and Zionist history." * Publishers Weekly *"A meticulously researched and elegantly crafted monograph, not the least virtue of which is its deep mining of sources in several languages across several continents."---Geoffrey Alderman, Times Higher Education"Heller works tirelessly to uncover the voices of ordinary Betar members through their letters and diaries and autobiographies in an attempt to understand the distinctively Polish roots of right‐wing Zionism and how it developed between the two world wars in Poland under Jabotinsky's leadership."---Elaine Margolin, Jerusalem Post"Heller's account offers a corrective, shining new light on how Jews, especially Jewish youth, in Poland actually perceived their political and social options, and how they made sense of their shifting world."---Sarah Zarrow, Yiddish Studies"This book really does shine something of an illuminating light on the spectre of ever increasing right-wing fundamentalism throughout Europe and the U.S. . . . Jabotinsky's Children will undoubtedly trigger much debate, which, to varying degrees, can only be a good thing."---David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews"Drawing on a broad array of impressive sources, including private correspondence, party journals and publications, police reports, and autobiographies, Heller provides a new and refreshing approach to Zionist history by focusing on Jabotinsky’s followers, rather than the man himself."---Rachel Rothstein, H-Poland"[Heller’s] objective tone throughout the volume assures the reader of his analytical talent and gives the reader confidence that the author’s future work will be as comprehensive and compelling."---Sean Martin, H-Net Reviews"An excellent study. . . . The author emerges as an extremely skilled historian with a penchant for acute analysis and objective interpretation of facts. His work deserves the highest praise."---Piotr Puchalski, Polish Review

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Book SynopsisTaking readers from the 19th century to today, the author shows how Buddhism in the U.S. has given rise to new contemplative forms within American Judaism and shaped the way Americans understand and practice Buddhism.Trade Review"Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies""[A] fascinating book."---Simon Rocker, Jewish Chronicle"The book leaves the reader with something that Jews and Buddhists alike may find familiar: more questions than answers, but a feeling that getting further from a solution has somehow made you wiser."---Matthew Abrahams, Tricycle"American JewBu offers a unique perspective on the current, lively debate on religious mixing. The book is fluently written and highly illuminating. It offers an accessible entry to important questions in the study of lived religious practice." * Sociology of Religion *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"For the dedicated regional student who wants to examine the politics of the current conflicts in the region it provides a wealth of insight."---Jerry Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books"Captures the complexities, and in fact pulls the reader away from the usual tired dichotomy."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"To open the book is to appreciate the extent of the challenges in trying to understand the Islamic world and how it has drawn in the great global players, often at great cost to both. . . . Sunnis and Shi'a is an important book."---Barclay McBain, The Herald"In terms of a superb and scholarly overview of Islamic history as articulated by the Sunnī and theShī‘a, Louër’s book. . . .is a tour de force, and as such should be compulsory reading for students of Islamic history, whether Sunnīor Shī‘ī."---Christopher Clohessy, Islamochristiana"This richly informative study is a very useful aid to understanding the faith dynamics across Middle East today"---Rev. Brian Cooper, The Gandhi Way

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Saul Viener Book Prize, American Jewish Historical Society""Winner of the Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Organization of American Historians""A meaningful addition to the fields of Jewish studies and philanthropy." * Kirkus Reviews *"This is a solid academic work published by an academic press, but Berman’s lively prose serves her argument well."---Anne Nelson, Times Literary Supplement"In the meticulously researched work, Berman — a professor of American Jewish history at Temple University — traces the history and the transformation of the extensive network of Jewish charitable organizations, exploring how they developed over time, and how that evolution was inextricably interconnected to both changing U.S. tax law and growing capitalistic sentiments." * Jewish Insider *"Professor Berman takes a deep — and brave — dive into the inner financial workings of the American Jewish community role in contributing to the entire American philanthropy industry."---Sam Bahour, Sam Bahour blog"[Lila Corwin] Berman’s book provides an excellent lens to understand how the American political system and the creative approach to evolving tax laws enabled the development of a philanthropic system that is now a model for philanthropy beyond the Jewish community." * eJewish Philanthropy *

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Book SynopsisDavid Max Eichhorn, a Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Army's XV Corps, saw action across France and into Germany until VE-Day and beyond. His letters show us a devoutly religious man trying to cope with the perils of combat and the needs of his fellow soldiers.

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Book SynopsisMoves beyond the limited framing of the 'War on Terror' which has dominated recent debates, offering a new perspective on the study of Islamophobia.Trade Review'A new framework of political and social theory which will facilitate the interrogation of Islamophobia, drawing on complex, multi-level analysis that makes a major contribution' -- Ian Law, Professor of Racism and Ethnicity Studies at the University of Leeds and author of Racism and Ethnicity: Global Debates, Dilemmas, Directions (2010).Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue 1. Framing Islamophobia 2. Now you see me: fantasy and misrecognition 3. Once more, with feeling: Islamophobia and racial politics 4. Post-politics and Islamophobia 5. Democrat, Moderate, Other 6. Islamophobia beyond the war on terror 7. Questions, questions, questions: reframing Islamophobia Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe fascinating story of a young Jewish socialist who risked everything to foment revolution amongst German soldiers in occupied France.Trade Review'Highly readable and admirably informed, this is a beautiful portrait of Martin Monath, the Marxist revolutionary who remains little known, even among the left' -- Enzo Traverso, author of 'The End of Jewish Modernity' (Pluto, 2016)'Meticulously researched and written with an evident love and admiration' -- Marcus Barnett, Tribune'Highly absorbing ... an indispensable life is restored to the landscape of anti-fascist history' -- Alan Wald, author of 'Exiles from a Future Time: The Forging of the Mid-Twentieth-Century Literary Left''This incredibly brave, remarkably vibrant young militant has much to teach through his resistance to racism and fascist violence, and his struggle for a socialist future worthy of human beings' -- Paul Le Blanc, author of 'Revolutionary Studies: Theory, History, People' 'A lively, readable and often moving narrative. Monath was a genuine internationalist and his life has many lessons for activists in our own day' -- Ian BirchallTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Preface PART I - MARTIN MONATH 1. Introduction 2. A Jewish Boy from Berlin 3. Letters from Berlin and Brussels 4. Underground 5. The End 6. Conclusion Notes Bibliography PART II - WORKER AND SOLDIER Worker and Soldier: Notes on Translation No. 1, July 1943 No. 2, August 1943 No. 3, September 1943 [No. 4, April–May 1944] [No. 5] Special Issue – June 1944 [No. 6] July 1944 Newspaper for Soldier and Worker in the West No. 2 [Summer 1943] Index

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study revealing how accusations of antisemitism damaged the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.Trade Review'At last! Here is a book that rigorously examines the facts behind the allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party. The reality is more shocking, and more surprising, than the headlines in the press would have you believe. Here is the evidence - read it. Then learn the lessons suggested here' -- Ken Loach'The essays in this book provide evidence and arguments that are deeply troubling for all concerned, and demand careful attention.' -- Peter Golding, Emeritus Professor, Northumbria UniversityWhat the careful research reported in this book reveals is a successful disinformation campaign in which the BBC as well as the Guardian have been complicit. Anyone who cares for facts needs to read it. -- Colin Leys, honorary professor at Goldsmiths University of London; author of 'Market-Driven Politics: Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest', and, with Stewart Player, 'The Plot Against the NHS''This compelling, thoughtful text is essential reading for everyone wanting to confront antisemitism on the Left. It provides a benchmark for future research and strategy when tackling this explosive issue of our time' -- Lynne Segal, author of 'Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Believe It or Not - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 2. Divisions and Competing Accounts - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 3. What Could Have Been Done and Why It Wasn't, and Will It End? - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 4. Media Coverage of the IHRA Definition and Its Adoption by the Labour Party - Justin Schlosberg 5. Weapons in the Labour Antisemitism Wars? The IHRA Working Definition and the Accusation of 'Institutional Antisemitism' - Antony Lerman 6. 'A' State of Israel or 'The' State of Israel: The Politics of the IHRA Definition - David Miller Conclusion Appendix: Timeline of Events - Mike Berry and Greg Philo Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking study revealing how accusations of antisemitism damaged the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.Trade Review'At last! Here is a book that rigorously examines the facts behind the allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party. The reality is more shocking, and more surprising, than the headlines in the press would have you believe. Here is the evidence - read it. Then learn the lessons suggested here' -- Ken Loach'The essays in this book provide evidence and arguments that are deeply troubling for all concerned, and demand careful attention.' -- Peter Golding, Emeritus Professor, Northumbria UniversityWhat the careful research reported in this book reveals is a successful disinformation campaign in which the BBC as well as the Guardian have been complicit. Anyone who cares for facts needs to read it. -- Colin Leys, honorary professor at Goldsmiths University of London; author of 'Market-Driven Politics: Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest', and, with Stewart Player, 'The Plot Against the NHS''This compelling, thoughtful text is essential reading for everyone wanting to confront antisemitism on the Left. It provides a benchmark for future research and strategy when tackling this explosive issue of our time' -- Lynne Segal, author of 'Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Believe It or Not - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 2. Divisions and Competing Accounts - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 3. What Could Have Been Done and Why It Wasn't, and Will It End? - Greg Philo and Mike Berry 4. Media Coverage of the IHRA Definition and Its Adoption by the Labour Party - Justin Schlosberg 5. Weapons in the Labour Antisemitism Wars? The IHRA Working Definition and the Accusation of 'Institutional Antisemitism' - Antony Lerman 6. 'A' State of Israel or 'The' State of Israel: The Politics of the IHRA Definition - David Miller Conclusion Appendix: Timeline of Events - Mike Berry and Greg Philo Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA bold new theory of ISIS, revealing its profound impact on the very nature of contemporary political violenceTrade Review'The first serious attempt at understanding a global calamity brewed in the counter-revolutionary mobilisation against the graceful rise and spectacular spread of Arab revolutions. A groundbreaking work of political theory' -- Professor Hamid Dabashi, Columbia University, author of Authority in Islam'Objective and insightful ... Essential reading for those interested not only in ISIS but also what may follow' -- Professor Gareth Stansfield, University of Exeter, author of Iraq – People, History, Politics'A Theory of ISIS is one of the best analyses available to us. An essential book for any serious student of political violence' -- Professor Paul Rogers, Bradford University, author of Irregular War'Scrupulously scholarly and indispensable reading for any serious student of its vital and absorbing subject' -- Professor Paul H. Gilbert, University of Hull, author of New Terror, New Wars'A brilliant and ground-breaking analysis of ISIS. Unprecedented level of solid scholarship and deep insights into the complex phenomenon. A must-read for anyone interested in the study of political violence' -- Omar Ashour, Director Middle East Graduate Programme, University of Exeter, author of The De-radicalisation of Jihadists'How did ISIS come so far, so fast? And where will it go next? I have yet to see such a comprehensive examination of the group's genesis, development and motives. This book deserves to be read widely' -- Tim Sebastian, award-winning former BBC foreign correspondent and presenter of HARDtalkTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: The Islamic State and Political Violence in the Early Twenty-First Century 1. Al Qaeda’s Matrix 2. Apocalypse Iraq 3. From Qaedat al Jihad to Al Dawla al Islamiya 4. Modernity and the Globalised Insurgent Conclusion: Colonialism Boomerang Glossary Chronology Notes Index

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Book SynopsisReveals the endemic nature of Islamophobia in the West across various sections of society, both left and rightTrade Review'A masterful volume, intellectually provocative ... it challenges the basic assumptions of the Islamophobia scholarship field ... A must read for any person concerned with the current period and the rising tide of bigotry and racism' -- Hatem Bazian, founder of the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project, University of California at Berkeley'A remarkably courageous and painstakingly evidence-based book… This unique and much needed framework for understanding Islamophobia is a must read for social scientists, policy makers and human rights activists alike!' -- Salma Yaqoob, Political Activist and Head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition'The best study I have ever seen of this scourge that now plagues the world' -- Joel Kovel, author of Overcoming Zionism (2007) and The Lost Traveller's Dream (2017)'This important, thoughtful and disturbing book could not be more timely. The authors compel us to examine our institutions, face unwelcome facts, and revise some of our culturally entrenched positions and assumptions' -- Karen Armstrong, author of A History of GodTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Acknowledgements Part I: Introduction: What is Islamophobia? 1. Islamophobia, Social Movements and the State: For a Movement-centred Approach - Narzanin Massoumi, David Miller and Tom Mills Part II: Islamophobia, Counter-terrorism and the State 2. Islamophobia as Ideology of U.S. Empire - Arun Kundnani 3. Islamophobia and Empire: An Intermestic Approach to the Study of Anti-Muslim Racism - Deepa Kumar 4. The U.K. Counter-terrorism Matrix: Structural Racism and the Case of Mahdi Hashi - Asim Qureshi 5. The ‘War on Terror’ and the Attack on Muslim Civil Society - Shenaz Bunglawala Part III: Social Movements From Above 6. Mainstreaming Anti-Muslim Prejudice: The Rise of the Islamophobia Industry in American Electoral Politics - Nathan C. Lean 7. Terror Incognito: Black Flags, Plastic Swords and Other Weapons of Mass Disruption in Australia - Scott Poynting and Linda Briskman 8. Islamophobia, Counter-extremism and the Counterjihad Movement - Hilary Aked 9. The Transatlantic Network: Funding Islamophobia and Israeli Settlements - Sarah Marusek 10. The Neoconservative Movement: Think Tanks as Elite Elements of Social Movements from Above - Tom Griffin, David Miller and Tom Mills 11. Liberal and Left Movements and the Rise of Islamophobia - Narzanin Massoumi, Tom Mills and David Miller Part IV: Fighting Back 12. Fighting Back: Challenging the State and Social Movements from Above - Narzanin Massoumi, Tom Mills and David Miller Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe dreadful events of 11 September have brought Islam to the forefront of world politics. This authoritative new book provides the analysis for a far--reaching introduction to Islamic politics for those coming to the subject for the first time.Trade Review“A very well written ... and sober analysis of the varied forms of political Islam within the similarly varied political, economic and social contexts across the societies of the contemporary world.” British Journal of Sociology “In this scholarly yet highly accessible book, Milton-Edwards sheds light on some of the enduring debates about the nature of Islam and politics and examines the nuances of sociopolitical structures in the Muslim world ... A welcome addition to the literature on Islam and politics, especially useful as an introductory textbook on the subject.” Choice “Illuminates the great variety of debates that animate Islamic politics today. Rejecting the view that it is simply a reaction against the West, the book relates Islamic politics to the diversity and urgency of the political predicaments that Muslim communities face.” Timothy Mitchell, New York University “This book’s clear, thoughtful perspective draws our attention to the mutual constitution of the conflicts that exist between politically assertive Muslim groups, and the national and global structures of power and culture in which they operate.” Gregory Starrett, University of North Carolina at CharlotteTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. Islam and Politics Defined. 2. Islam and the State. 3. Politics of Protest. 4. The Democracy Debate: Intractable Paths?. 5. Bringing Down the Barricade: The Gender Debate. 6. Gun Barell Politics: Islam and Political Violence. 7. The Making of Mutual Antagonism: Islam and the West. Conclusion: Islam and Politics A Twenty-First Century Challenge. Glossary. Bibliograph. Index

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Book Synopsis* This is a major new study of the very sensitive question of the collaboration of Jews with the Nazi regime. * The book uses newly discovered archival material to examine the role of the Judenrat or Jewish Council in Holocaust Vienna.Trade Review"An important and moving depiction of how Jewish leaders coped with Nazi oppression."American Historical Review"Rabinovici's judgments are sensitive and evidence-based. He concludes that the myth of Jewish collaboration and individual self-preservation was part of a post-Holocaust identity resting on the comforting fantasy that those who did not co-operate had resisted. In fact, the Jewish leaders inevitably shared the hopes and delusions of their communities and it was this common fate that makes their role so tragic."Jewish Chronicle "A calm and careful analysis of what happened in one major centre of Jewish life."Birmingham Jewish Recorder "A unique and candid account of the internal workings of the Jewish community in Vienna during the war. Doron Rabinovici has the courage and the gall to address directly the question of how much Eichmann's Jews facilitated the Holocaust."Peter Goodrich, Cardozo School of Law, New York "An extremely well-researched and well-documented book."H-Net Reviews"Rabinovici's Eichmann's Jews, together with Hannah Arendt's book on Eichmann, belong among the fundamental texts of political philosophy of the 20th and 21st centuries."Die Tageszeitung "Rabinovici is not only an historian but also a great stylist and essayist... His wonderful prose is complemented by the meticulousness of his research. For the reader it is a stroke of luck not only that he knows how to report the facts but also that he is able to express their psychological ambivalence in a literary fashion."Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Table of ContentsPreface. 1 Prologue. Survivor guilt. Breaching taboos. No mass murder without victims. 2 The Vienna Kultusgemeinde before 1938. Securing evidence - at the scene of the crime. Jewish strategies to counter anti-Semitism. The corporate state - in the shadow of the Third Reich. 3 Persecution. The German invasion and the Austrian response. Expropriation through the deprivation of rights. The hunt for booty. 4 Struggle for survival and escape. The decapitation of the Jewish Community. The attempt to escape or 'Get rid of the Yids and keep their money here.' 5 The Vienna Jewish community under Nazi control. The reorganization of the Kultusgemeinde. Jewish self-help and welfare. 'Emigration' - mass expulsion. Illegal escape. 6 November pogrom - overture to murder. 7 The Jewish community after the pogrom. Escape as a last resort. Functionaries: victims and messengers of terror. Administration during the terror. Benjamin Murmelstein. The employees in the system. Lateral entrants. 8 Beginning of the end. Nisko or the dress rehearsal for deportation. Segregation, concentration and theft. 9 Deportation and extermination. 10 The administration of extermination. Segregation and identification or a Jewish star for 10 pfennigs. Liquidation - expropriation to the last. Designation and handing over of victims. Welfare and burial service - administration in the shadow of destruction. 11 Die Kultusgemeinde - authorities without power. Individual stories. The victims' perspective. The administration and its employees. The conditioning of leading functionaries. Questions of character - individual Jewish functionaries before and after 1945. 12 Discussion of the Jewish councils and the situation in Vienna. List of abbreviations. Notes. Index of persons.

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Book Synopsis* A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age.Trade Review"This essay, written with the fluency and liveliness that one has come to expect from Gruzinski, juxtaposes, compares and contrasts two texts, one written in Istanbul and the other in Mexico, offering reflections on early modern history, geography and astrology and showing that the globalization of information has a longer history than is generally thought."Peter Burke, University of Cambridge "Gruzinski's provocative argument explores the linkages of Christian Europe, Islam and the Americas that created a Renaissance global vision, not only through political or economic ties and parallels ,but through the millenarian and apocalyptic hopes and fears of the time. Learned and innovative, this essay explores the process of globalization at the very origins of the modern world."Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University "Serge Gruzinski offers a brilliant multi-sited comparative study for an alternative history of modernity and globalization. Goa, Istambul, and Mexico City displace Amsterdam, London, and Paris."Jose Rabasa, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Introduction 1 1 Istanbul/Mexico City: The Eye of the Sages 5 2 ‘What Time is it There?’ 19 3 The International of the Cosmographers 39 4 Antwerp, Daughter of Alexandria 55 5 Histories of the World and of the New World 73 6 The History of the World is Written in the Stars 91 7 Islam at the Heart of the Monarchy 111 8 Islam in the New World 129 9 Thinking the World 145 Conclusion What Time is it There? 158 Notes 161 Bibliography 196 Index 205

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Book Synopsis* A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age.Trade Review"This essay, written with the fluency and liveliness that one has come to expect from Gruzinski, juxtaposes, compares and contrasts two texts, one written in Istanbul and the other in Mexico, offering reflections on early modern history, geography and astrology and showing that the globalization of information has a longer history than is generally thought."Peter Burke, University of Cambridge "Gruzinski's provocative argument explores the linkages of Christian Europe, Islam and the Americas that created a Renaissance global vision, not only through political or economic ties and parallels ,but through the millenarian and apocalyptic hopes and fears of the time. Learned and innovative, this essay explores the process of globalization at the very origins of the modern world."Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University "Serge Gruzinski offers a brilliant multi-sited comparative study for an alternative history of modernity and globalization. Goa, Istambul, and Mexico City displace Amsterdam, London, and Paris."Jose Rabasa, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Introduction 1 1 Istanbul/Mexico City: The Eye of the Sages 5 2 ‘What Time is it There?’ 19 3 The International of the Cosmographers 39 4 Antwerp, Daughter of Alexandria 55 5 Histories of the World and of the New World 73 6 The History of the World is Written in the Stars 91 7 Islam at the Heart of the Monarchy 111 8 Islam in the New World 129 9 Thinking the World 145 Conclusion What Time is it There? 158 Notes 161 Bibliography 196 Index 205

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people. The term ''diaspora'' was first applied exclusively to the early history of the Jews as they began settling in scattered colonies outside of Israel-Judea during the time of the Babylonian exile; it has come to express the characteristic uniqueness of the Jewish historical experience. Zeitlin retraces the history of the Jewish diaspora from the ancient world to the present, beginning with expulsion from their ancestral homeland and concluding with the Holocaust and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In mapping this process, Zeitlin argues that the Jews'' religious self-understanding was crucial in enabling them to cope with the serious and recurring challenges they have had to face throughout their history. He analyses the varied reactions the Jews encountered from their so-called ''host peoples'', paying special attention to the attitudes of famous thinkers such as Luther, Hegel, Nietzsche, WaTrade Review"Zeitlin successfully sums up extensive and detailed historical data while keeping them within a framework of the ideas he seeks to get across."Insight Turkey"Of Jewish histories there is no shortage. But this remarkable book offers history from the critical perspective of sociology - itself critically examined in the light of history. In short, an intellectual feast."Norman Miller, Trinity College, Hartford "This comprehensive study provides a profound discourse on the meanings and boundaries of 'Diaspora' as a central dimension of Jewish history. The author launches his historical tour of diverse Jewish religious, social, geographical, political and cultural communities with a probing "genealogy" of the very concept of Diaspora, including contemporary theories."Frederick M. Denny, University of Colorado at Boulder "A prominent sociologist employs the concepts of his discipline to write diaspora Jewish history, as the story of national-religious Jewish peoplehood. Zeitlin shows that separate accounts of Jews living in different nations often miss the real connections in Jewish history."Jacques Kornberg, University of TorontoTable of ContentsPreface Chapter One "Diaspora" on the Genealogy of a Concept The Relation of Theory to History and the Role of the Ideal Type Global Diasporas by Robin Cohen Ethnic Immigration in the Early Eras of American History Diasporas by Stéphane Dufux Static Thinking About Dispersion Powers of Diaspora by Jonathan Boyarin and Daniel Boyarin The Socratic Inversion of Values The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness by Paul Gilroy Children of Israel or Children of the Pharaohs Black Culture and Ineffable Terror Routes: Travel and Translation in the Late Twentieth Century by James Clifford Chapter Two Varieties of Jewish Religious Experience Resting, however, on Unifying Jewish Religious Principles Moshe Rosman's Rethinking European Jewish History Cultures of the Jews Syncretism in Jewish History Polytheism and Monotheism The Nature of Polytheism Chapter Three Max Weber's Ancient Judaism The Hebrew Prophets: The Setting The Prophetic Ethic Chapter Four The Babylonian Empire The Revolt and the Destruction of the First Temple The Emigration to Egypt Chapter Five The Babylonian Exile and the Persian Supremacy (586-332BCE) The Diaspora in Babylon and Persia Chapter Six Alexander the Great and the new Hegemony of the West Chapter Seven The World Diaspora The Beginnings of the European Diaspora: Greece and Rome Chapter Eight The Diaspora in the 1st Century CE Judaism's Proselytism Chapter Nine The Jews in the Roman Near East Chapter Ten The Jews Move to Poland The Chmelnitzky Uprising of 1648-1649 Chapter Eleven Sabbatai Zevi Chapter Twelve Gershom Scholem's Error Dubnow on the Sabbatian Movement Chapter Thirteen The Rise of Hasidism and the Baal-Shem-Tob Enter the Man, Israel, Who Became the Baal-Shem-Tob (abbreviated the Besht) The Fundamental Principles of the Besht's Teachings The Growth of Tzaddikism Hasidism, Rabbinism and the Forerunners of the Enlightenment Chapter Fourteen The Jews of Spain The Inquisition The Jews, the Spanish and the "Conversos Problem" The Aftermath of the Pogroms Jewish Mysticism: The Kabbalah in Spanish-Jewish Life Chapter Fifteen The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain The Conquest of Granada Chapter Sixteen The Enlightenment and the Jews The English Deists Varieties of Enlightenment Views on Religion Voltaire Rousseau Rousseau on Judaism and the Jews Chapter Seventeen The Germanies The Emerging German National Mind Luther Luther's Attitude toward the Jews Hegel Hegel on Jews and Judaism Chapter Eighteen The Left Hegelians and the "So-Called" Jewish Question Bruno Bauer on the "Jewish Question" Marx Marx's Use of the Terms "Jew" and "Judaism" Weber vs. Sombart on the Spirit of Capitalism Chapter Nineteen From Religion to Race Afro-American Ð Jewish Parallels Arthur de Gobineau Chapter Twenty From Gobineau and H. Stewart Chamberlain to Wagner Nietzsche, the Jews, and Judaism Nietzsche's Legacy Chapter Twenty One The Rise of Nazism The Versailles Treaty The Origins of the Nazi Party After the Putsch Chapter Twenty Two The Early Nazi Regime and the Jews as Perceived by Non-Jewish Contemporaries Chapter Twenty Three The First World War, the Collapse of the Old Regimes and the Rise of Totalitarianism More on Nazi Ideology, Internal Factions and Foreign-Policy Aims The Turning Point: The Attack on Poland Chapter Twenty Four Max Weber on Bureaucracy and its Relevance for an Analysis of the Shoah (Holocaust) Bureaucracy German Ideology and Bureaucracy Weber's Serious Error Chapter Twenty Five Charisma, Bureaucracy and the "Final Solution" Raul Hilberg's, The Destruction of the European Jews The Administration of the Destructive Process The Reich-Protektorat Area The Creation of a Centralized authority in Ghettoized Jewish Communities The Polish Jews under the Nazis The Jewish Councils (Judenräte) Nazi Food Controls Mobile Killing Operations The Role of the Other Ethnic Groups Definition of "Jew" Again, and Himmler Ian Kershaw's Recent Re-Examination of the Issues Chapter Twenty Six Leon Poliakov's Complementary Analysis of the Shoah Hitler's Euthanasia Program Auschwitz The "Death's Head" Formations (SS Totenkopf) Back to the Question of a Distinctive German National Character Significant Political Differences Between Eastern and Western Europe The Role of the Christian Churches Postscript Chapter Twenty Seven The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto A Reflection on Jewish Resistance Chapter Twenty Eight Zionism, Israel and the Palestinians Theodore Herzl The Historical Jewish Presence in the Arab World The Peace Conference of 1919 "The Unseen Question" Arab Rebellion Works Cited

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