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Prosaics and Other Provocations: Empathy, Open Time, and the Novel (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Develops the concept of ""prosaics"", which stresses the importance of ordinary events and the novel's unique ability to portray them.... Læs mere
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Language and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Russia (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
One of the most important studies ever published on eighteenth-century Russia. Victor Zhivov's study is an essential work on the genesis of modern Russian culture; the aim of this translation is to make it available to historians and students of the field.
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Jewish Law and American Law, Volume 1: A Comparative Study (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This volume contributes to the growing field of comparative Jewish and American law, turning to Jewish law to provide insights into substantive and conceptual areas of the American legal system, particularly areas of American law that are complex, controversial, and unsettled.
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Beyond Jewish Identity: Rethinking Concepts and Imagining Alternatives (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examines the relationship between Jewish education and Jewish identity. The book offers responses that are not merely synonymous replacements for ""identity"". With a selection of... Læs mere
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Farewell, Aylis: A Non-Traditional Novel in Three Works (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The three novellas of Farewell, Aylis explore a society in transition: a traveler is suspected of defecting to America, an actor undergoes an... Læs mere
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This Was Not America: A Wrangle Through Jewish-Polish-American History (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This is a narrative that erupts into critical moments in Jewish, Polish and American history. It is also a story of the hidden... Læs mere
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"And You Shall Tell Your Son": Identity and Belonging as Shaped by the Jewish Holidays (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Explores the cycle of Jewish holidays, which reflects a sense of identity with, and belonging to, the Jewish people,... Læs mere
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Stone Dreams: A Novel-Requiem (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professionalintrigue, an artist tries to live free of lies.
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Emerging Heroes: WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Seven haunting portraits of WWII refugees motivated Akira Kitade to identify the individuals portrayed. Were they among the... Læs mere
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Anatomy of a Friendship: A Dual Memoir of Women's Journeys through War to Peace (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
DianeTuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts attheir heels. Hiding in plain sight, Cecile eluded the Nazis in France. Diane cameof age in... Læs mere
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Barcelona Prose (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Barcelona Prose is a collection of autobiographical essays by the gifted translator, literary scholar, and dissident, Efim Etkind. These engaging, deeply psychological vignettes capture the reality of daily life and work in the Soviet Union.
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Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment": A Reader's Guide (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A chapter-by-chapter guide to Dostoevsky’s most popular novel that reveals how Crime and Punishment works. Narrative strategy, why the novel is not a whodunit but whydunit, and clear explanations of the novel’s ideological debates.
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