Unsettled An Anthropology of the Jews

Name: Unsettled An Anthropology of the Jews
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ISBN: 9780142196328

ISBN-10: 0142196320

ISBN-13: 9780142196328

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Authors: Melvin Konner

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Far reaching, intellectually rich, and passionately written, Unsettledtakes the whole history of Western civilization as its canvas and places onto it the Jewish people and faith. With historical insight and vivid storytelling, renowned anthropologist Melvin Konner charts how the Jews endured largely hostile (but at times accepting) cultures to shape the world around them and make their mark throughout historyfrom the pastoral tribes of the Bronze Age to enslavement in the Roman Empire, from the darkness of the Holocaust to the creation of Israel and the flourishing of Jews in America. With fresh interpretations of the antecedents of todays pressing conflicts, Unsettledis a work whose…

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List price: $32.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.44" wide x 8.35" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Melvin Konner is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and an associate professor and neurology at Emory University. A Fellow o f the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he lives in Atlanta.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Genesishow the Jews Were Born in Israel



Kingdom Comehow the Israelites Became a Nation



Babylonhow the Kingdom Fell and the Culture Changed



Roman Ruinhow the Jews Lost their Land



Diasporahow the Jews Dispersed Among their Enemies



Crossed Swordshow Christian Power Vanquished the Jews



Under the Minarethow Islam (Partly) Tolerated the Jews



Spain and Beyondhow the Sephardic Jews Found Romance



Brightnesshow Jewish Genius Changed and Grew



S of the Earthhow Jews Thrived in Exotic Places



Yidnhow the Jews Helped Create Modern Europe



Mameh-Loshnhow the Ashkenazic Jews Spoke and Thought



Smokehow the Germans Gave the Jews Graves in the Air



Firehow the Jews Fought Back



The Golden Landhow the Jews Helped Make America



Haï¿½aretzhow the Jews Came Home 352



Women of Valorhow Jewish Women Broke the Patriarchal Bonds 385



Conclusion: A Drop of Red Winehow the Jews Will Face the Future


A Jewish Time Line


Notes


For Further Reading


Index