Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History
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Book Overview
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 contemporary state of Israel would imply. Book jacket.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0805208410
ISBN13:9780805208412
Release Date:November 1986
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.0" x 9.2"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Biale has filled the vacuum that one seems to get the impression of and defeats the nonsensical myths one tends to get from biased sources. This is a well researched and illuminating tour through Jewish political relations for over 3,000 years. One gets a better understanding of Jews and Gentiles, Imperial Powers and a small ethno-relgious-cultural groups struggle to not be absorbed like most others. One gets a better understanding of how anti-semitism had arisen rather than the typical "unexplainable and irrational" answer that defies logic itself.
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