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Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora |
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Origins, Experiences, and Culture |
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M. Avrum Ehrlich, Editor |
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ABC-CLIO
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Publication Date |
10/2008 |
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1254 |
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3 |
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7x10 |
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ISBN-13 |
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$295.00
£203.95 |
1-85109-873-9 |
978-1-85109-873-6 |
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1-85109-874-7 |
978-1-85109-874-3 |
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Description
This three-volume work is a cornerstone resource on the evolution and dynamics of the Jewish Diaspora as it played out around the world—from its beginnings to the present.
From the Roman occupation of Judea circa 135 A.D. to the founding of Israel, Jewish people were without a sovereign homeland. But far from eradicating Judaism, as the Emperor Hadrian desired, the Judean conquest expanded its reach, as Jewish refugees, pilgrims, and slaves scattered throughout the world, accelerating a Diaspora that had begun six to eight centuries earlier.
Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture is the definitive resource on one of world history’s most curious phenomenons, encompassing the communities, cultures, ethnicities, and experiences created by the Diaspora in every region of the world where Jews live or Jewish ancestry exists.
The encyclopedia is organized in three volumes. The first includes 100 essays on the Jewish Diaspora experience, with coverage ranging from ethnography and demography to philosophy, history, music, and business. The second and third volumes feature hundreds of articles and essays on Diaspora regions, countries, cities, and other locations. With an editorial board of renowned Jewish scholars, and with an extraordinarily accomplished team of contributors, Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora captures the full scope of its subject like no other reference work before it.
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Title Features |
• Over 400 entries and essays in three volumes, arranged by theme, country, and region
• Over 120 contributors, including the world's foremost Diaspora scholars, under the direction of an exceptionally distinguished editorial board
• Maps developed in consultation with Sir Martin Gilbert, a leading expert in Jewish studies cartography
• Both historic and contemporary images, depicting the people and places of the Diaspora around the world
• A thorough bibliography pointing the way to the finest print and online resources for further reading
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Highlights |
• Covers the entire world of Jewish communities past and present
• Highlights the unique contributions of Jews to human civilization and how they became bridges and crossroads between superpowers and civilizations in transition
• Examines Jewish involvement in the sciences, the humanities and creative activities, world exploration, and other fascinating topics
• Sheds light on marginal Jewish communities in Africa, India, China and Central Asia
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