A short history of the jewish people : from legendary times to modern statehood /

Where did the Jews come from? How did they retain their strong sense of community through centuries of dispersion? How have the Jews of the present, with their proud ethnic identity and thriving national home, emerged out of the downtrodden Jews of the past? Such questions arise naturally in the min...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudskapare: Scheindlin, Raymond P (Författare, medförfattare)
Materialtyp: Bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Sammanfattning:Where did the Jews come from? How did they retain their strong sense of community through centuries of dispersion? How have the Jews of the present, with their proud ethnic identity and thriving national home, emerged out of the downtrodden Jews of the past? Such questions arise naturally in the minds of anyone contemplating the long history of Jewish people. In one concise, authoritative volume, A Short History of the Jewish People provides insights and answers.
Fysisk beskrivning:274 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9780195139419