Bibliograph

Atlas of the Jewish world, Nicholas de Lange

Type

Label

Atlas of the Jewish world, Nicholas de Lange

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233)

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Atlas of the Jewish world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10778851

Responsibility statement

Nicholas de Lange

Summary

An illustrated survey of the history and culture of the Jewish people from earliest times to the present

Table Of Contents

pt. 1: The historical background. The Jews and their history -- The Jews in the Ancient World -- Christianity and the Jews -- Islam and the Jews -- On the periphery -- The Sephardi Diaspora -- The Ashkenazi Diaspora -- Into the modern world -- The last hundred years -- pt. 2: The cultural background. Jewish identity -- Jewish life -- Jewish religion -- Language and literature -- The impact of the Holocaust -- Zionism -- pt. 3: The Jewish world today. The shape of the Jewish world -- North America -- Latin America -- Europe -- The Soviet Union -- Asia -- Australasia -- Africa

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