Tiberian Hasidism provides a model of an intensive contemplative life that is particularly appealing to... Læs mere
This book offers a study of the Jewish community in Kielce and its environs during World War II and the Holocaust:.
Through a comparative reading of postwar North American and wartime Orthodox Jewish texts about the Holocaust, Krawcowicz offers a novel interpretation of Jewish responses to the Holocaust that focuses on the role of metahistorical paradigms employed to employ historical events.
This study spans, in a single monograph, the entire life and work of the Russian philosopher Lev Shestov (1866-1938). It offers essential keys to understanding his thought, while also tracing the historical itinerary and influence of his work both in Russia and in Europe.
Presents a sketch of the Meaning-Text linguistic approach, richly illustrated by examples borrowed mainly, but not exclusively, from English. The book explains the basic... Læs mere
The fifteen essays of Performing History glimpse the diverse ways music historians ""do"" history, and the diverse ways in which music... Læs mere
A study of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s prose that examines his most important characters as well as his treatment of Lenin, Stalin, and the Russian... Læs mere
Written in 1933 by a Polish reporter travelling across Mandate Palestine, this book is an eye-witness account of the early stages in formation of the state and nation of... Læs mere
Explains the major jurisprudential factors driving the halakhic jurisprudence of Rabbi Yehiel Mikhel Epstein, twentieth-century author of the Arukh Hashulchan - the most comprehensive, seminal, and original modern restatement of Jewish law since Maimonides.
Considers the seemingly irreconcilable values and political commitments of Judaism and Libertarianism, stimulating a broad discussion and calling into question what people think they know about both Judaism and Libertarianism.
Showcases the accomplishments and triumphs of women in Russian animation and reveals their past contributions to not only animation, but also world... Læs mere
Showcases the accomplishments and triumphs of women in Russian animation and reveals their past contributions to not only animation, but also world... Læs mere