{"product_id":"acculturation-and-its-discontents-9781487526207","title":"Acculturation and Its Discontents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the fascinating cross-cultural influences between Jews and Christians in Italy from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eAcculturation and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e assembles essays by leading historians, literary scholars, and musicologists to present a well-rounded history of Italian Jewry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors offer rich portraits of the many vibrant forms of cultural and artistic expression that Italian Jews contributed to, but this volume also pays close attention to the ways in which Italian Jews - both freely and under pressure - creatively adapted to the social, cultural, and legal norms of the surrounding society. Tracing both the triumphs and tragedies of Jewish communities within Italy over a broad span of time, \u003cem\u003eAcculturation and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e challenges conventional assumptions about assimilation and state intervention and, in the process, charts the complex process of cultural exchange that left such a distinctive imprint not only on Italian J\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is extremely engaging and well written. It offers a wide spectrum of research topics and thought provoking observations on the significant cultural influence of Italian Jews in the history of Italy.\" * Elisabetta Nelsen, Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, vol26:04:10 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409157890391,"sku":"9781487526207","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487526207.jpg?v=1730505680","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/acculturation-and-its-discontents-9781487526207","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}