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Cambridge University Press Pogroms
Book SynopsisThree major waves of anti-Jewish rioting swept southern Russia and Russian Poland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this book, distinguished scholars of Russian Jewish history explore the origins and nature of these pogroms, which were among the most extensive outbreaks of antisemitic violence before the Holocaust.Trade Review"...impressive collection of essays...superb introductory pieces by John Klier...consistently tight editing...This book will prove invaluable not only to students of Russian, Polish, and Jewish history, but also to scholars of other disciplines focusing on mass movements, modern antisemitism, and ethnic group relations." Shofar"A unique collection of well-written scholarly essays...The essays make clear that the old view that Russian pogroms were primarily a result of tsarist government encouragement is simply not accurate." Choice"...should be required reading for students of Russian and Jewish history and for persons interested in ethnic violence in general." Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal, Journal of Modern History"This valuable collection of essays focuses on the three major waves of pogroms that took place almost exclusively on Ukrainian ethnolinguistic territory during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...the collection represents a very positive contribution to the scholarship on this topic, and will be appreciated by specialists in the history of the Jews of the region as well as researchers involved in broader issues." Henry Abramson, University of Toronto, in Journal of Ukrainian Studies"Klier's study has richly added to our picture of the Russian version of [the] debate." Nationalities Papers"...a striking quality of Klier's book is its factual solidity..." Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsPart I. General Introduction: 1. Russian Jewry on the eve of the pogroms John D. Klier; 2. The pogrom paradigm in Russian history John D. Klier; Part II. The Pogroms of 1881–1884: 3. The anti-Jewish pogroms in Russia in 1881 I. Michael Aronson; 4. 'Black repartition' and the pogroms of 1881–1882 Moshe Mishkinsky; 5. Cosomopolitanism, antisemitism, and populism: a reappraisal of the Russian and Jewish socialist response to the pogroms of 1881–1882 Erich Haberer; Part III. The Impact of the First Pogrom Wave: 6. The development of the Russian Jewish community, 1881–1903 Alexander Orbach; 7. Tsarist officialdom and anti-Jewish pogroms in Poland Michael Ochs; Part IV. The Pogroms of 1903–1906: 8. The pogroms of 1903–1906 Shlomo Lambroza; 9. The pogrom of 1905 in Odessa: a case study Robert Weinberg; Part V. The Pogroms of 1919–1921: 10. Pogroms and white ideology in the Russian civil war Peter Kenez; Conclusion and overview Hans Rogger; Bibliographical essay Avraham Greenbaum.
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Cambridge University Press Charity in Islamic Societies
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Cambridge University Press A New Anthropology of Islam New Departures in Anthropology
In this powerful, but accessible new study, John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the heart of Islam - revelation and learning in Arabic lands - Bowen shows how Muslims have adapted Islamic texts and traditions to ideas and conditions in the societies in which they live. Returning to key case studies in Asia, Africa and Western Europe, to explore each major domain of Islamic religious and social life, Bowen also considers the theoretical advances in social anthropology that have come out of the study of Islam. A New Anthropology of Islam is essential reading for all those interested in the study of Islam and for those following new developments in the discipline of anthropology.
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Cambridge University Press Islam Law and Equality in Indonesia
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Cambridge University Press Whitehall and the Jews British Immigration Policy Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust
Book SynopsisWhitehall and the Jews is the most comprehensive study to date of the British response to the plight of European Jewry under Nazism. It contains the definitive account of immigration controls on the admission of refugee Jews, and reveals the doubts and dissent that lay behind British policy. British self-interest consistently limited humanitarian aid to Jews. Refuge was severely restricted during the Holocaust, and little attempt made to save lives, although individual intervention did prompt some admissions on a purely humanitarian basis. After the war, the British government delayed announcing whether refugees would obtain permanent residence, reflecting the government's aim of avoiding long-term responsibility for large numbers of homeless Jews. The balance of state self-interest against humanitarian concern in refugee policy is an abiding theme of Whitehall and the Jews, one of the most important contributions to the understanding of the Holocaust and Britain yet published.Trade Review' … impeccably balanced … Louise London's book should be compulsory reading in Whitehall today.' David Cesarani, The Times Literary Supplement'Louise London's admirable book makes for disturbing reading.' Julia Pascal, The Independent' An important new book by Louise London … based on the cold, indisputable evidence of documents from the Public Records Office, punctures some of the myths about Britain's supposedly blameless past for tolerance and hospitality towards refugees.' Donald Macintyre, The Independent' … a scholarly tour de force … Louise London brilliantly shows how government contrives to manage its policies with the least interference from others, especially international organisations and the public.' Jewish Chronicle' … remarkably balanced and authoritative … this work … present[s] the Jewish issue in its rich historical context - a goal of every historian, but one that is seldom realized with the skill, insight and sensitivity displayed here.' Michael R. Marrus, University of Toronto'With encyclopedic knowledge and utter precision LouisE London has given us the most detailed account of British policy toward Jewish refugees and escapees from Nazi domination.' Raul Hilberg, Professor, University of Vermont'This is … the most comprehensive study to date of the british response to the plight of Europe's Jews from the rise of Hitler to the immediate postwar years.' The Hamstead and Highgate Express'… this book certainly adds to the topic and should be used as an example by others seeking to write the history of groups that migrated to Britain.' Sean Kelly, Reviews in History'Whitehall and the Jews makes a number of important contributions to the literature on this subject … Understanding how and why certain policy decisions are made necessitates doing what Louise London has so successfully done here - stepping into the shoes of policy-makers.' Liza Schuster, Ethnic and Racial Studies'… after reading Dr London's irrefutable conclusions, one is left wondering how many more might have been saved had there existed, in Whitehall, the genuine political will to save them.' Immigrants and Minorities'With all … previous work that has been undertaken on the entry of Jewish refugees, the question of whether another book on this topic is needed, has to be addressed. the simplest way. To answer this query is to ask whether London's work adds anything new to the topic. The answer is undoubtedly 'yes'. She goes beyond the sources that have been previously utilized, and opens up new areas of interest, as well as presenting a well-developed and supported argument.' Reviews in HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 2. Immigration control; 3. Control without visas; 4. New restrictions after the Anschluss, March to October 1938; 5. From Kristallnacht to the outbreak of war, November 1938 to September 1939; 6. Refugees from Czechoslovakia; 7. War-time policy; 8. The response to the Holocaust; 9. Post-war decisions; 10. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Jews in PostHolocaust Germany 19451953
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Cambridge University Press The Neoconservative Revolution
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Cambridge University Press Jews in Germany after the Holocaust Memory Identity And JewishGerman Relations Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
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Cambridge University Press The Formation of Islam
Book SynopsisJonathan Berkey's 2005 book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from 600 to 1800 CE. While the focus of the book is the formation of Islam, the relationship between Islam and other religious traditions is also a central theme. The book is intended for students.Trade Review'No doubt, the study provides a scholarly treatment of the subject … not only students and lay public would find it interesting and informative, more serious scholars of the subject would also find it worth-reading.' Islamic Studies'The Formation of Islam makes a significant contribution to what it is hoped will become a prominent strand in Islamicate historiography … the book lucidly charts the incremental formation of the Islamicate state-society complex … an incisive and textured account of the ebb and flow of Islamicate civilisation.' The Muslim World Book Review'… a fascinating, complex and dynamic plot, that is both chronological and thematic. The narrative is packed with information and interpretations, sometimes conflicting interpretations that challenge the traditional story, or criticize the theory of a particular historical school. But, condensed as it is, Berkey enlivens it with anecdotes, verses of poetry, quotations of hadith or particular scences of medieval life.' Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and IslamTable of ContentsPart I. The Near East before Islam: 1. Introduction; 2. The religions of late antiquity; 3. Arabia before Islam; 4. The early seventh century; Part II. The Emergence of Islam, 600–750: 5. Approaches and problems; 6. The origins of the Muslim community; 7. Early Islam in the Near East; 8. The Umayyad period; 9. The beginnings of sectarianism; 10. The non-Muslims of early Islam; 11. The 'Abbasid revolution; Part III. The Consolidation of Islam, 750–1000: 12. Issues of Islamic identity; 13. Religion and politics; 14. Shi'ism; 15. The formation of Sunni traditionalism; 16. Asceticism and mysticism; 17. The non-Muslim communities; Part IV. Medieval Islam, 1000–1500: 18. The medieval Islamic Near East; 19. A Sunni 'revival'?; 20. Common patterns in social and political organization; 21. Modes of justice; 22. The transmission of religious knowledge; 23. Sufism; 24. Popular religion; Epilogue: 25. From medieval to modern Islam.
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Cambridge University Press Esaus Tears
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Cambridge University Press Congregations in Conflict Cultural Models of Local Religious Life
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Cambridge University Press Black Crescent The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas
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Cambridge University Press The Jews in Australia
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Cambridge University Press The Ismailis Their History and Doctrines
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Cambridge University Press The Cultural Roots of American Islamicism
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Cambridge University Press Islamic Historiography 1 Themes in Islamic History Series Number 1
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Cambridge University Press Catholic Identity
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Cambridge University Press Whitehall and the Jews 19331948 British Immigration Policy Jewish Refugees and the Holocaust
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Cambridge University Press Blacks and Jews in Literary Conversation
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Cambridge University Press Catholic Identity
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Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of Islam in SubSaharan Africa
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Cambridge University Press At the Gate of Christendom Jews Muslims and Pagans in Medieval Hungary c1000 c1300 50 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 50
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Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of Islam in SubSaharan Africa
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Kafka Cambridge Companions to Literature
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Kafka
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Cambridge University Press The Religious and the Political
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Cambridge University Press Religion and Modern Society
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Cambridge University Press Communalism Caste and Hindu Nationalism
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Cambridge University Press Islamist Terrorism and Democracy in the Middle East
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Cambridge University Press Justice Gender and the Politics of Multiculturalism
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Book SynopsisLeo Strauss was a central figure in the twentieth century renaissance of political philosophy. The essays of The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss provide a comprehensive and non-partisan survey of the major themes and problems that constituted Strauss's work. These include his revival of the great 'quarrel between the ancients and the moderns,' his examination of tension between Jerusalem and Athens, and most controversially his recovery of the tradition of esoteric writing. The volume also examines Strauss's complex relation to a range of contemporary political movements and thinkers, including Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Gershom Scholem, as well as the creation of a distinctive school of 'Straussian' political philosophy.Trade Review"This collection of essays is learned, well argued, intelligent, and written by fine scholars from departments of philosophy and political science who are clearly independent thinkers...For those who are interested in Strauss's critique of modernity, or the nature of his debt to Heidegger, or his Spinozistic tendencies, this volume offers a very good place to start, especially for insiders." Perspectives on Politics, John R. Wallach, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNYTable of Contents1. Introduction: Leo Strauss today Steven B. Smith; 2. Leo Strauss: the outlines of a life Steven B. Smith; 3. Leo Strauss and the theologico-political predicament Leora Batnitsky; 4. Strauss's recovery of esotericism Laurence Lampert; 5. Strauss's return to pre-modern thought Catherine Zuckert; 6. Leo Strauss and the problem of the modern Stanley Rosen; 7. The medieval Arabic enlightenment Joel Kraemer; 8. 'To spare the vanquished and crush the arrogant': Leo Strauss's lecture on 'German nihilism' Susan Shell; 9. Leo Strauss's qualified embrace of liberal democracy William A. Galston; 10. Strauss and social science Nasser Behnegar; 11. The complementarity of political philosophy and liberal education in the thought of Leo Strauss Timothy Fuller; 12. Straussians Michael Zuckert.
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Cambridge University Press The Others Within Us
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Cambridge University Press The Moral Demands of Memory
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Cambridge University Press Unmodern Men in the Modern World
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Cambridge University Press Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey 28 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Faith and Money How Religion Contributes to Wealth and Poverty
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Cambridge University Press Jewish Immigrants and American Capitalism18801920 From Caste to Class
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Cambridge University Press Jihad in Saudi Arabia Violence and PanIslamism since 1979 33 Cambridge Middle East Studies
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Cambridge University Press Secularism and State Policies toward Religion The United States France and Turkey Cambridge Studies in Social Theory Religion and Politics
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Cambridge University Press Political Islam Iran and the Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press The Mobilization of Political Islam in Turkey
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Cambridge University Press Reassessing Jewish Life in Medieval Europe
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Cambridge University Press The Emergence of Jewish Ghettos during the Holocaust
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Cambridge University Press The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule 15161788 Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
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Cambridge University Press Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America
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Cambridge University Press Political Islam Iran and the Enlightenment
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Cambridge University Press Religious Minorities in Iran 13 Cambridge Middle East Studies Series Number 13
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Cambridge University Press Roots of Hate AntiSemitism in Europe before the Holocaust
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