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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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Magda Nachman: An Artist in Exile (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The political and social turmoil of the twentieth century took Magda Nachman from a privileged childhood in St. Petersburg to a refugee existence during the Russian... Læs mere
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A Century of Jewish Life in Shanghai (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Tells the story in their own words, and the words of modern scholars, of how Baghdadi, Russian and Central European Jews found their way to Shanghai, created lives in the world's most cosmopolitan city, and were forced to find new homes in the late 1940s.
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Overwriting Chaos: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Fictive Worlds (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
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
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Aesthetics after Darwin: The Multiple Origins and Functions of the Arts (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Darwin famously proposed that sexual competition is the driving force of ""art"" production not only in animals, but also in humans.... Læs mere
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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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Fate, Nature, and Literary Form: The Politics of the Tragic in Japanese Literature (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A theoretical reexamination of the concept of the “tragic” combined with detailed analyses of Japanese literary texts.... Læs mere
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Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik on the Experience of Prayer (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book is devoted to Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's discussions on the practice of prayer. Prayer is analysed across a broad and complex... Læs mere
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Celestial Hellscapes: Cosmology as the Key to the Strugatskiis' Science Fictions (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Explores how Arkadi and Boris Strugatskii’s cosmological explorations are among the most fundamental elements of their art. The book also examines how these explorations connect to their predecessors in the Russian literary tradition - particularly to the poetry of Pushkin.
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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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A Unique People in a Unique Land: Essays on American Jewish History (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This diverse collectionof essays explore the unique history of Jews inAmerica and the various ways in which they have definedtheir identities both as Americans and as Jews. The topics ofthe essays range from sports and business to religion andbusiness.
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