| Controversy and Crisis: Studies in the History of the Jews in Modern Britain Contributor(s): Alderman, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1934843229 ISBN-13: 9781934843222 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Professor Geoffrey Alderman is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. During an academic career spanning forty years he has produced some of the most authoritative and controversial studies in this field, lighting up the dark corners of the Jewish existence in Great Britain and revealing secrets the Anglo-Jewish communities would rather have kept from public view. In this book he presents sixteen of these essays, covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan Sacks in that office. He also considers the role of the historian in Anglo-Jewish life, and the troubled careers of some of its leaders and scholars. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 941.004 |
| LCCN: 2008026852 |
| Series: Judaism and Jewish Life |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.56 lbs) 375 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Professor Geoffrey Alderman is the acknowledged authority on the history of the Jews in modern Britain. During an academic career spanning forty years he has produced some of the most authoritative and controversial studies in this field, lighting up the dark corners of the Jewish existence in Great Britain and revealing secrets the Anglo-Jewish communities would rather have kept from public view. In Controversy and Crisis, Alderman presents sixteen of these essays, covering fields as disparate as the history of the Jewish vote in the UK, the true story of the British Chief Rabbinate, and the uneasy tenure of Sir Jonathan Sacks in that office. He also considers the role of the historian in Anglo-Jewish life, and the troubled careers of some of its leaders and scholars. |