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A History of the Jews - Ancient and Modern
Halevi, Ilan
Publisher: Zed Books, London, United KingdomYear Published: 1987 Pages: 258pp ISBN: 0-86232-532-3 Library of Congress Number: DS117 Dewey: 909.04924 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX8510 Starting from a political interpretation of the period when judges, kings and prophets held sway over Israel and Judah, Ilan Halevi traces the evolution of the Jewish identity through its numerous stages, from the Roman occupation and the decline of Temple authority, through to the Zionist settlement of Palestine in the twentieth century. Abstract: - Table of Contents Part I: The Tribe Part II: The Law 1. Year Zero 2. The Law of the Desert 3. Prophecy and Priesthood 4. Sects and Schools 5. The New Concordat 6. The Talmud Part III: The Domain 7. Andalusia: The Golden Age 8. Islam and Judaism 9. Christianity and the Jews Part IV: Europe 10. Ashkenazi in Germany 11. The Khazar Hypothesis 12. Poland 13. A People-class? 14. The Shtetl: A Mini-city 15. Hasidism Part V: The Crisis 16. Emancipation and Anti-Semitism 17. The New Ideas 18. Zionism Part VI: Palestine 19. Labour Zionism 20. The Arabs Part VII: Israel 21. The Oriental Jews 22. Lot's Wife 23. White Jew, Black Jew Part VIII: By Way of Conclusion Subject Headings
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