Between Redemption and Revival: The Jewish Yishuv of Jerusalem in the Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Halper, Jeff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367013509 ISBN-13: 9780367013509 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 956.944 |
Physical Information: (1.63 lbs) 318 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the Zionist view of Israeli history, the Old Yishuv of Jerusalem - the Jewish community of the 19th and early 20th centuries - was "a lifeless body ruled by hypocrites, cheats and unschooled rabbis", and its importance was downplayed and ignored in this study of the Old Yishuv, Dr Halper uncovers the personalities, issues, and events that forme |