Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. xxiii, 500 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "In this history, renowned anthropologist Melvin Konner takes all of Western civilization as his canvas and onto it places the Jewish people and faith. Drawing on archaeological findings, census data, religious texts, diaries, poetry, oral histories, and more, Konner shows how the Jews shaped the world around them, taking their place among the writers, philosophers, traders, and warriors in antiquity, and how they have continued to make their mark throughout history. In turn, Konner charts the ways a largely hostile but at times accepting world has affected Jewish practice, culture, and success. Unsettled reveals how the facts of oppression and ongoing diaspora actually led to the rise of Jewish trade, learning, and influence."--Jacket.

Subject

1. Jews > History
2. Jews > Civilization
3. Jews > Identity
4. Jews
5. Jodendom
6. Antropologische aspecten

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Genesis : how the Jews were born in Israel -- Kingdom come : how the Israelites became a nation -- Babylon : how the kingdom fell and the culture changed -- Roman ruin : how the Jews lost their land -- Diaspora : how the Jews dispersed among their enemies -- Crossed swards : how Christian power vanquished the Jews -- Under the minaret : how Islam (partly) tolerated the Jews -- Spain and beyond : how the Sephardic Jews found romance -- Brightness : how Jewish genius changed and grew -- Ends of the earth : how Jews thrived in exotic places -- Yidn : how the Jews helped create modern Europe -- Mameh-loshn : how the Ashkenazic Jews spoke and thought -- Smoke : how the Germans gave the Jews graves in the air -- Fire : how the Jews fought back -- Golden land : how the Jews helped make America -- Ha'aretz : how the Jews came home -- Women of Valor : how Jewish women broke the patriarchal bonds -- Conclusion : A drop of red wine : how the Jews will face the future.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-476) and index.