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  • The Trouble with Kenya
    Lawi Sultan Njeremani
    The McKenzian Blueprint.Some lines are short; some lines are long. All lines are variable. Some appear parallel but connect in latency. Some appear linear. When held against the light they reveal dependence or independence; Freedom or constraints; Empowerment or strife; Subjugation or Justice.The Trouble with Kenya is a microcosm of any given country’s social and justice pillar...
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    21,48 €

  • 18
    Nora Gold
    This anthology contains 18 splendid Jewish stories, each translated into English from a different language. These compelling, humorous, and moving stories, written by eminent authors that include Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Isaac Babel, and Lili Berger, reflect both the diversities and the commonalities within Jewish culture, and will make you laugh, cry, and think and are enjoyable fo...
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    186,31 €

  • AN EXTRAORDINARY HISTORICAL EVENT
    Bryan Mitchell
    THIS BOOK LOOKS AT AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY. THE MAJORITY OF ITS PEOPLE WERE LOCATED IN PERSIA, NOT IN THEIR HOMELAND. GOD HAD USED HIS POWER OVER BABYLONIAN RULERS TO CAUSE THEM TO EXPAND THEIR EMPIRE. MANY JEWS WERE BROUGHT TO BABYLON AS CAPTIVES. IN A SHORT TIME THE PERSIAN EMPIRE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE BABYLONIAN, THUS THIS EPISODE OF JEWISH HISTORY. ...
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    20,62 €

  • Ancient Huntress
    Sara L. Weston
    The conventional portrayal of prehistoric gender roles has long depicted men as hunters and women as gatherers, perpetuating the notion that women played a passive role in early human societies. However, recent research and archaeological findings have challenged this narrative, revealing a more complex and nuanced understanding of prehistoric gender roles, women played an acti...
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    14,50 €

  • Born in 1944? What else happened?
    Ron Williams
    ABOUT THIS SERIES ....But after that, I realised that I knew very little about these parents of mine. They had been born about the start of the Twentieth Century, and they died in 1970 and 1980. For their last 50 years, I was old enough to speak with a bit of sense.I could have talked to them a lot about their lives. I could have found out about the times they lived in. But I d...
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    16,03 €

  • Making of the World
    Mahbub H. Khan
    This book is 'a strong summary of world history and social evolution' (Timothy Earle, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University, USA).Humanity was once divided into thousands of small nomadic groups, hardly knowing each other. Each lived inside its bubble of myths and beliefs. The notion of one single global community, related by a common origin and similar as...
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    22,13 €

  • Up from Slavery
    Booker T. Washington
    'Up from Slavery' is an autobiography written by Booker T. Washington, an African American educator, author, and advisor to presidents of the United States. The book was first published in 1901 and provides a firsthand account of Washington’s life, from his childhood in slavery to his rise as a prominent and influential figure in American history. One of the key themes of 'Up f...
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    14,61 €

  • Emet le-Ya’akov
    Emet le-Ya‘akov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. These articles, like the honoree, engage with the importance of both history and memory and are divided into three categories: Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past. ...
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    220,00 €

  • Emet le-Ya’akov
    Emet le-Ya‘akov comprises a collection of essays celebrating the achievements of Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. These articles, like the honoree, engage with the importance of both history and memory and are divided into three categories: Textual Traditions, Memory and Making of Meaning, and (Re)Creating a Usable Past. ...
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    53,44 €

  • Shaping the Jewish Enlightenment
    Zuzanna Krzemień
    Krzemień’s book delves into the life of Solomon Dubno (1738–1813), a devout Polish Jew who was pivotal to Moses Mendelssohn’s project of translating the Bible into German. It explores Dubno’s role, his library’s influence, and his poetic endeavors to showcase the beauty of Hebrew. The work offers a nuanced image of the early Haskalah movement. ...
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    200,50 €

  • Protocols of the Elders of Zion
    Thomas Dalton
    No study of the Jewish Question is complete without a detailed look at the document known as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. As mysterious as it is notorious, it has been called the most influential piece of anti-Semitic literature in history-perhaps comparable in importance only to Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Nothing like it has ever been produced, before or since. Here we find ...
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    41,35 €

  • Collected Studies (Volume 1)
    Joseph Shatzmiller
    In Collected Studies (Volume 1): The Jews of Provence, Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, offers a comprehensive overview of the medieval history of the Jews in Provence. Through an analysis of community regulations, tax distribution, rabbinic leadership, and everyday life, Shatzmiller provides a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence....
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    121,09 €

  • Collected Studies (Volume 2)
    Joseph Shatzmiller
    In Collected Studies (Volume 2): Christian Majority—Jewish Minority, Joseph Shatzmiller, the preeminent scholar of the Jews in Provence, examines the complex relationship between Christians and Jews during the Middle Ages. Through a careful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller sheds light on the diverse experiences of the Jewish minority in Provence...
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    121,72 €

  • How Dehumanization Leads to Murder and Genocide
    Stewart Gabel
    This book discusses psychological aspects of dehumanization and of the human tendency to dominate, control and potentially murder those considered 'less than', or dangerous to the dominant group. It explores how increasingly severe dehumanization resulted in the genocide of six million Jews in the second World War. ...
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    171,51 €

  • Collected Studies (Volume 3)
    Joseph Shatzmiller
    Joseph Shatzmiller’s Collected Studies (Volume 3): Maimonidean Argument in France is a comprehensive compilation of his research on the intellectual and mental history of the Jews in Provence. The central focus of the book is the ongoing conflict between adherents of Maimonidean philosophy and its opponents, which persisted throughout the thirteenth century due to the movement ...
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    121,46 €

  • Collected Studies (Volume 4)
    Joseph Shatzmiller
    In Collected Studies (Volume 4): Jews in the Medical Profession, Joseph Shatzmiller, the prominent scholar of Provence Jewry, presents a fascinating glimpse into the world of Jewish doctors and medicine in medieval Western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, Shatzmiller delves into the lives and experiences of Jewish physicians who played a...
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    121,86 €

  • Polish Jewish Re-Remembering
    Sławomir Jacek Żurek / Tomas F. Anessi
    Polish-Jewish Re-Remembering addresses Polish-Jewish relations, including the impact of Jews on the development of national culture in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, their presence in social life, and relations between Jews and non-Jews. The book consists of nineteenth chapters on Polish, Jewish and Polish-Jewish Literature from the interwar period to the early twent...
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    199,65 €

  • Part One - God, Enki, Ra/Marduk & Yahweh
    Glyn Thomas
    From an early age, the author has been fascinated by the origins of humanity and the solutions offered by religious beliefs concerning our existence beyond death. Understanding the Bible is critical for Christians, whilst incorporation (as the Old Testament) of the Jewish Torah, the Prophets and the Writings brings a common root with Judaism and also many commonalities with Isl...
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    18,40 €

  • Tarnow Vol. II; The Life and Destruction of a Jewish City
    Tarnow had a rich and vibrant history during its best years, but like many Polish towns, a tragic end. Its Yizkor book vividly describes both: the era of prosperity and the cultural and intellectual contributions of its people, and its destruction at the hands of the Nazis during World War II.Located in southern Poland about 45 miles east of Krakow, the Jewish community was est...
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    53,99 €

  • Facts about Palestine
    Abdul Haqq
    In 'Facts about Palestine,' journey into the heart-wrenching reality of a nation’s enduring quest for justice. This meticulously researched non-fiction collection uncovers the harsh truths of historical systemic human rights violations in Palestine, dating back to 1917 and persisting to the present day. Amidst the early sparks of resistance in 1917, this book boldly exposes the...
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    5,38 €

  • A Jewish Life Under The Tsars
    Norman Marsden
    Brilliant and insightful, Chaim Aronson overcame grinding poverty and a poor education to become a master craftsman and inventor. Yet, forced to partner with clueless aristocrats and scheming middlemen, he could never quite make a decent living for himself and his family. Aronson left rural Seredžius, Lithuania, studied in Vilna, married and started in business in Telz (Telšiai...
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    41,52 €

  • Casseroles, Can Openers, and Jell-O
    Elizabeth Aldrich
    An 'all-you-can-eat' tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved. ...
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    29,49 €

  • African Slavery A Different Look
    Spencer Gantt
    This title follows the Atlantic Slave Trade from the deep interior of the Dark Continent to the shores of the Caribbean Islands, South America and beyond. Departure and arrival points for 12,000,000 people captured, sold and transported are noted. The slave centers of Europe and New England are described along with the businessmen and ship captains responsible for the Middle Pa...
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    6,79 €

  • Facts are Facts - Original Edition
    Benjamin H Freedman
    Inscribed upon the cross when Jesus was crucified were the Latin words 'Jesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum.' Pontius Pilate was the author of that famous inscription. Latin was Pontius Pilate’s mother tongue. Authorities competent to translate and pass upon the correct translation into English agree that it is 'Jesus the Nazarene Ruler of the Judean.' There is no disagreement among t...
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    17,92 €

  • R. Saadia Gaon
    Eliezer Schlossberg
    R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and Halakha, and in many of these fields he is considered an innovator and a trailblazer, paving new paths for his followers. Many of the sages who lived after him cited from his writings. ...
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    186,09 €

  • A progressive education?
    Laura Tisdall
    A Progressive Education? argues that the period after WWII witnessed a fundamental transformation in concepts of childhood and adolescence in England and Wales. ...
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    44,11 €

  • Jewish Culture and Creativity
    Jewish Culture and Creativity honors the wide-ranging scholarship of Prof. Michael Fishbane with contributions of his students on subjects that cover the gamut of Jewish studies, from biblical and rabbinic literature to medieval and modern Jewish culture, and concluding with case studies of the creative application of Prof. Fishbane’s thought and theology in contemporary Jewish...
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    199,73 €

  • Gaols Gallows and Ghosts
    Richard Blacklee
    I first met Richard through a shared interest in the history of local buildings in Northampton, though I was already familiar with his excellent work on the Culworth Gang. Northampton has a significant number of older attractive buildings which should be appreciated. This book provides an excellent introduction to the history of some of the most interesting and intriguing of th...
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    17,06 €

  • Let’s spend the night together
    Subcultures Network
    It is often unmentioned and sometimes only implied, but sex provided much of the charge that infused post-war youth culture. This collection seeks to locate the sex in the well-known trilogy of ’sex & drugs & rock ’n’ roll’. From the masculine swagger of the Teds to the sensual fetishization of all things Goth, the essays here locate the sexual performance and implications of B...
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    181,57 €

  • Black Tech
    Theresa Merritt-Watson
    Black Tech is designed to be the first of several books in a series to help African Americans learn and appreciate more about Black participation in the development of the United States.Black Tech is written for first- to third-grade readers, but its content is applicable to all ages. In the book, a young narrator presents Black inventors and their unique inventions in a colorf...
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    14,73 €


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