Tradition and Crisis: Jewish Society at the End of the Middle Ages
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"An acknowledged classic. Katz has transformed our conception of Jewish history from the 16th to the 18th century. Because of his work, we now understand that the ghetto was no longer sealed off at... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0805203168
ISBN13:9780805203165
Release Date:September 1973
Publisher:Schocken Books
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
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Incomplete
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is, unfortunately, the only book of Jewish Medieval thought for the secular reader, that I know of. As such, it's a valuable source, but it's incomplete.
A small classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This study of Jewish life at the end of the Middle Ages was when it was first published in the early sixties considered a breakthrough work. The late Yaakov Katz was for many decades one of the outstanding students of Jewish social life. This work is a model of clarity in both conception and writing.
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