A History of the Jewish People - Softcover

Ben–sasson, H. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674397312 ISBN 13: 9780674397316

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1985

Synopsis

A History of the Jewish People "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 t... Full description

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Review:

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 "

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

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 "

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 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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A comprehensive, detailed survey of Jewish politics, religion, economics, and society and of Jewish life and achievement, from the second millennium B.C. through the Diaspora, and in the state of Israel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0674397312
• ISBN 13: 9780674397316
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1108