Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewish Woman (English and German Edition) - Softcover

Arendt, Hannah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156761009 ISBN 13: 9780156761000

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1974

Synopsis

Rahel Varnhagen (1777-1833) lived during the crucial period of assimilation in Germany, when it seemed imperative for Jews to escape their Jewishness.

About this title

About the Author:

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) taught political science and philosophy at the New School for Social Research in New York, Brooklyn College, and the University of Chicago. She also wrote political studies "Origins of Totalitarianism" 1951, "The Human Condition" 1958, "Eichmann in Jerusalem" 1963
Winston was born in Minneapolis. He was educated at the Northup School and Folwell Junior High School. California became the family's home in 1959 and in 1962 he graduated from Glendale High. Later he attended San Jose State University and San Francisco State University, which awarded him a bachelor's degree in Semiotics in 1976. Between San Jose State and San Francisco State, he went to sea with the U.S. Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam conflict, serving as a deck-seaman and quartermaster for about 26 months.
 

Clara Winston is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles including: "Rahel Varnhagen".

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0156761009
• ISBN 13: 9780156761000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256