A History Of The Jews In The Modern World - Couverture rigide

Sachar, Howard M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0375414975 ISBN 13 : 9780375414978

Editeur : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005

Synopsis

The distinguished historian of the Jewish people, Howard M. Sachar, gives us a comprehensive and enthralling chronicle of the achievements and traumas of the Jews over the last four hundred years.Tracking their fate from Western Europe s age of mercantilism in the seventeenth century to the post-Soviet and post-imperialist Islamic upheavals of the twenty-first century, Sachar applies his renowned narrative skill to the central role of the Jews in many of the most impressive achievements of modern civilization: whether in the rise of economic capitalism or of political socialism; in the discoveries of theoretical physics or applied medicine; in higher literary criticism or mass communication and popular entertainment. As his account unfolds and moves from epoch to epoch, from continent to continent, from Europe to the Americas and the Middle East, Sachar evaluates communities that, until lately, have been underestimated in the perspective of Jewish and world history among them, Jews of Sephardic provenance, of the Moslem regions, and of Africa. By the same token, Sachar applies a master s hand in describing and deciphering the Jews unique exposure and functional usefulness to totalitarian movements fascist, Nazi, and Stalinist. In the process, he shines an unsparing light on the often widely dissimilar behavior of separate European peoples, and on separate Jewish populations, during the Holocaust.A distillation of the author s lifetime of scholarly research and teaching experience, A History of the Jews in the Modern World provides a source of unsurpassed intellectual richness for university students and educated laypersons alike.Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell España, and Israel and Europe. He is also the editor of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He serves as Professor of Modern History at George Washington University, is a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for numerous governmental bodies, and lectures widely in the United States and abroad. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alfred A. Knopf
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0375414975
• ISBN 13: 9780375414978
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 928
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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