Becoming Ottomans is the first book to tell the story of Jewish political integration into a modern Islamic empire. It follows the efforts of Sephardi Jews from Salonica to Izmir to Istanbul to become citizens of their state during the final half century of the Ottoman Empire's …
This volume tells the story of Jewish political integration into a modern Islamic empire. It follows the efforts of Sephardi Jews from Salonica to Izmir to Istanbul to become citizens of their state during the final half century of the Ottoman Empire's existence.
For the first time in history, will it be better to be a woman than a man in the upcoming century? The twelfth semi-annual Munk Debate pits renowned author and editorHanna Rosin and Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist Maureen Dowd against New York Timesbestselling author Caitlin Mor…
Nicholas Jolley shows that the mind-body problem and the nature of personal immortality are more central to Locke's philosophy than has been realized. He argues that Locke takes up unorthodox positions in both cases, and holds that Locke's criticisms of Descartes were controvers…
"This book gives a rare, poignant and in depth understanding of what it is like to live with the severe after effects of brain damage caused by a viral infection of the brain. It tells the story of Claire, a survivor of encephalitis, who was left with an inability to recognise f…
In The Holocaust Averted, Jeffrey Gurock imagines what might have happened to the Jewish community in the United States if the Holocaust had never occurred and forces readers to contemplate how the road to acceptance and empowerment for today's American Jews could have been hard…
In The Holocaust Averted, Jeffrey Gurock imagines what might have happened to the Jewish community in the United States if the Holocaust had never occurred and forces readers to contemplate how the road to acceptance and empowerment for today's American Jews could have been hard…
Kultur und Religion stehen seit jeher in einem engen Wechselverhältnis: Religion ist vielen Kulturen als wichtiges Symbol- und Wertesystem inhärent und fungiert als bedeutsamer Bestandteil kultureller Identitäten. Eine kulturwissenschaftliche Analyse, die für Religion blind ist,…
Pourquoi les Juifs sont à jamais glorieux. Où est Ninive aujourd'hui - et que s'y passe-t-il vraiment?Proust et le Zohar, Claudel et le Livre d'Isaïe. Vivons-nous, ou non, le retour des années 1930?Pourquoi il n'est pas demandé de croire, mais de savoir.Comment le Royaume des Hé…
"Pourquoi les Juifs sont à jamais glorieux. Où est Ninive aujourd'hui et que s'y passe-t-il vraiment ? Proust et le Zohar, Claudel et le livre d'Isaïe. Vivons-nous, ou non, le retour des années trente ? Pourquoi il n'est pas demandé de croire, mais de savoir. Lacan et la Kabbale…
