| New Directions in Anglo-Jewish History Contributor(s): Alderman, Geoffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1936235137 ISBN-13: 9781936235131 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 2010017686 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The past two decades have witnessed a remarkable renaissance in the academic study of the history of the Jews in Great Britain and of their impact upon British history. In this volume Professor Geoffrey Alderman presents essays that reflect the richness of this renaissance, penned by a new generation of British and American scholars who are uninhibited by the considerations of communal image and public obligation that once exercised a powerful influence on Anglo-Jewish historiography. History does not have lessons, says Alderman, but it may provide signposts, and he adds that in the case of the essays presented here "I believe there is one signpost that we would all do well to ponder: in multicultural Britain hard-working immigrants may be welcome, or they may be feared - or both. They are destined to remain not quite British, and, for better or worse, they are destined to bequeath this otherness to the generations that follow them. |