Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History
Biale, David
ISBN 10: 0805208410 ISBN 13: 9780805208412
Published by Schocken Books Inc, 1986
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WINNER OF THE 1987 JWB NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR HISTORY
In this radical reinterpretation of Jewish history, David Biale tackles the myth of Jewish political passivity between the fall of an independent Jewish Commonwealth in 70 C.E. and the rebirth of the state of Israel in 1948. He argues that Jews throughout history demonstrated a savvy understanding of political life; they were neither as powerless as the memory of the Holocaust years would suggest nor as powerful as the as the contemporary state of Israel would imply.About the Author: DAVID BIALE is the Koret Associate Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Center for Judaic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He won the JWB National Jewish Book Award in 1980 for his previous book, Gershom Scholem: Kabbalah and Counter-History.
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Title: Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History
Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket