The Jews in the Modern World: A History since 1750 - Softcover

Rubinstein, Hilary L.; Cohn-Sherbok, Dan; Edelheit, Abraham J.; Rubinstein, W. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340691638 ISBN 13: 9780340691632

Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

The Jews in the Modern World covers the period from 1750 until the present, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explores in detail the diverse ways in which the Jewish people have reacted to Modernity. As well as covering the Holocaust, the Diaspora and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the authors have included material on anti-Semitism, philo-Semitism, Sephardi and Oriental Jewry and the development of rival ideologies within the Jewish community. An important section of the book is devoted to the often neglected topic of the role of women in Judaism. Interest in modern Jewish history has never been greater, but despite the huge amount of recent research, this is the first major textbook in forty years to deal with the topic in a clear and undogmatic manner.

About this title

About the Author:

Hilary L. Rubinstein is Formerly Research Fellow in History, University of Melbourne, Australia. Abraham J. Edelheit is Assistant Professor of History, Kingsborough Community College, New York. Dan Cohn-Sherbok is Professor of Judaism, University of Wales Lampeter, UK. W.D. Rubinstein is Professor of Modern History, University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK.

Review:

The Jews in The Modern World possesses the merit of offering considerable information and of being up to date. Dark Times, Dire Decisions: Jews and Communism (St The book will be useful for undergraduate study due to its wide sweep, accessible language, attractive format, timelines, maps, and short 'Further Reading' sections at the end of each chpater. - Volume 90 Issue 1 January 2005 HISTORY - Journal of The Historical Association

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0340691638
• ISBN 13: 9780340691632
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480