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A History of the Jewish people
Publication date 1976
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JUDIOS -- HISTORIA, Jews -- History, Juifs -- Histoire, Jews, Geschichte, Juden, Judentum, Joden Publisher Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press Collection claremont_school_of_theology; internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 3.0G
xii, 1170 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : 25 cm
This book presents a total vision of Jewish experiences and achievements -- religious, political, social, and economic -- in both the land of Israel and the diaspora throughout the ages. It has been acclaimed as the most comprehensive and penetrating work yet to have appeared in its field
Translation of: Toldot ʻam Yiśraʼel
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1097-1123) and index
Origins and the formative period / A. Malamat -- The period of the first temple, the Babylonian exile and the restoration / H. Tadmor -- The period of the second temple / M. Stern -- The era of the Mishnah and Talmud (70-640) / S. Safrai -- The Middle Ages / H.H. Ben-Sasson -- The modern period / S. Ettinger
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A History of the Jewish People Paperback – Illustrated, 15 October 1985
by H. H. Ben-Sasson (Editor)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (61)
ISBN-13: 978-0674397316 ISBN-10: 9780674397316 Edition: 1st
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A History of the Jewish People presents a total vision of Jewish experiences and achievements-religious, political, social, and economic-in both the land of Israel and the diaspora throughout the ages. It has been acclaimed as the most comprehensive and penetrating work yet to have appeared in its field.
Six distinguished scholars at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, have set forth here for the first time the authentic story of the Jewish past that is relevant to the Jewish present. Special attention is paid to the significant historical sources that have come to light in the past decades, to the findings of archaeological research, and to source materials in Jewish studies such as Talmudic literature-sources that have too often been ignored by historians. Yet, while bringing immense scholarship to the task of writing this book, the authors do not lose sight of the essential drama of Jewish history. Their style is forceful and lucid, their narrative both lively and complete.
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Here is a work that triumphantly makes available the fruits of a wealth of learning and scholarship that will surely establish new standards for the presentation of research.-- "Times Literary Supplement"
Offering a full panorama of Jewish existence from the dim origins of the 2nd millennium B.C.E. to the hard politics of modern Israel, this work breaks new ground for a one-volume history, both in its range and in its authority... The book as a whole is a monument to scholarship and feeling, immersing the reader on every page in the rich texture of the Jewish heritage.--Chaim Raphael "Commentary"
Represents one of the finest compendia on the topic published to date.-- "Jewish Week"
This ambitious history by six Hebrew University scholars seeks to encompass the full range of the Jewish experience in nationhood and exile. It is an impressive work...considering the necessary compression--5,000 years and a scattering of settings virtually worldwide covered in just over 1,100 pages--the work is an achievement of consequence.--Robert Kirsch "Los Angeles Times"
This huge collection of essays by 'leading scholars at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem' brings to ultimate expression the 'peoplehood-and-history' theory of Jewish historiography.--Jacob Neuser "American Historical Review"
This work is marked throughout by sound judgment, judicious scholarship, disdain for irrelevant trivia, and avoidance of ideology... A remarkable achievement--all in one volume.-- "Worldview"
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ASIN : 0674397312
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Publication date : 15 October 1985
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 1232 pages
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Contents
PART I
Origins and the Formative Period
A. Malamat
1 Introduction
2 Canaan - Before and During the Israelite Conquest
3 The Dawn of Israel
4 Conquest and Settlement
5 The Period of the Judges
6 The Struggle Against the Philistines
PART 11
The Period of the First Temple, the Babylonian Exile and the Restoration
H. Tadmor
7 The United Monarchy
8 The Period of the Two Kingdoms
9 The Decline, Rise and Destruction of the Kingdom of Israel
10 Judah from the Fall of Samaria to the Fall of Jerusalem
11 The Babylonian Exile and the Restoration
PART III
The Period of the Second Temple
M. Stern
12 Palestine Under the Rule of the Hellenistic Kingdoms
13 The Social and Governmental Structure of Judea Under the Ptolemies and Seleucids
14 The Decrees Against the Jewish Religion and the Establishment of the Hasmonean State
15 The Hasmonean State
16 The Political and Social History of Judea Under Roman Rule
17 The Jewish Diaspora in the Second Temple Era
18 Religion and Literature
19 The Great Revolt
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PART IV
The Era of the Mishnah and Talmud (70-640)
S. Safrai
20 The Characteristics of the Era
21 The Jews in the Land of Israel (70-335)
22 From the Roman Anarchy Until the Abolition of the Patriarchate (235-425)
23 From the Abolition of the Patriarchate to the Arab Conquest (425-640)
24 The Lands of the Diaspora
PART V
The Middle Ages
H.H. Ben-Sasson
25 Introduction
26 Diaspora Configuration and Jewish Occupation Patterns at the Beginning of the Middle Ages
27 Effects of Religious Animosity on the Jews
28 The Flowering of Centralized Leadership and the Rise of Local Leadership
29 Jewish Social and Cultural Life Until the End of the Eleventh Century
30 The Status and Economic Structure of Jewish Communities, 1096-1348
31 Changes in the Legal Status and the Security of the Jews
32 Leadership by Local Institutions and Scholars
33 Social Life and Cultural Achievement
34 The Collapse of Old Settlements and the Establishment of New Ones, 1348-1517
35 Popular Pressure Against the Status of the Jews
36 Jewish Autonomy from the Black Death to the Reformation
37 Spiritual and Social Creativity
38 Jewish Settlement and Economic Activity in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
39 Changes in the Legal and Social Status of the Jews
40 Autonomy: Institutions and Trends
41 The Social Ideals of Jewry at the End of the Middle Ages
PART VI
The Modern Period
S. Ettinger
42 Introduction
43 Migration and Economic Activity in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
44 The Attitude of European Society in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
45 Legal Status in the Absolutist States and During the French Revolution
46 The Internal Struggle in East European Jewry
47 The Jewish Community in Western and Central Europe
48 Demographic Changes and Economic Activity in the Nineteenth Century
49 The Struggle for Emancipation in Western and Central Europe
50 The Struggle for Emancipation in Eastern Europe
51 Integration into the Non-Jewish World in the Nineteenth Century
52 Ideological Changes in Jewish Society in the Nineteenth Century
53 The New Patterns of Jewish Organization in the West in the Nineteenth Century
54 The Failure of Emancipation, the. Struggle for Survival and National Rebirth (1881-1948)
55 Demographic Changes and Economic Activity at the End of the Nineteenth and Beginning of the Twentieth Centuries
56 Modern Anti-Semitism and the Appearance of Anti-Semitic Parties
57 Anti-Semitism as Official Government Policy in Eastern Europe
58 The Growth of the Jewish National Movement and the Burgeoning of Independent Political Activity
59 The Socialist Movement Among Jews Before the First World War
60 The Growth of the Jewish Centre in Palestine Before the British Occupation
61 The Growth of the New Jewish Culture: the Strengthening of Ties Between Jewish Communities and Their Increasing Role in Gentile Society
62 New Trends in the Development of the Jewish People After the First World War
63 Jews as a National Minority in East and Central European Countries Between the Wars
64 Soviet Jewry Between the Wars
65 American and West European Jewry Between the Wars
66 The Zionist Movement and the 'National Home' Between the World Wars
67 The Second World War and the Holocaust
68 The Struggle for Independence and the Establishment of the State of Israel
69 The Diaspora After the Second World War
70 The Consolidation of the State of Israel
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