The work of Elliot R. Wolfson has profoundly influenced the fields of Jewish studies as well as philosophy and... Læs mere
Explores the benefits of reconfiguring the ethnic concept as a tool to analyse the experiences of twentieth-century American Jews - not only in relation to other ‘white’ groups of European descent, but also African Americans and Asian Americans, among others.
Recognises that throughout their history, Jews have often inhabited cities. The reality of this urban experience ranged from ghetto restrictions to robust participation in a range of... Læs mere
Features articles from multiple disciplines that use the C-SPAN Video Library to explore recent controversies in American... Læs mere
Provides background information for librarians on technical standards as well as collection development best practices. The book also creates a model for librarians and course instructors to use when building a standards information literacy curriculum.
Embraces a holistic approach by building a solid foundation of the theoretical aspects followed by easily relatable numerical examples. Examples are first... Læs mere
Features analyses of the C-SPAN Video Library, a digital collection of 275,000 hours of indexed videos, texts, and spoken words.... Læs mere
Explores the representations of gender, sexuality, and urban space in contemporary narratives from Cuba,... Læs mere
Explores how urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, neighborhood residents, and even folklorists transformed Ljubljana’s beloved Trnovo neighbourhood into a Slovene socialist city district.
Examines the economic, political, demographic, and cultural ramifications of Austro-Hungarian military investment in Przemysl,... Læs mere
Explores structural as well as occasion-specific state violence committed by the early modern Habsburg Empire. The book depicts and analyzes attacks on marginalized people ‘maladjusted’ of all sorts, women ‘of ill repute’, ‘heretic’ Protestants, and ‘Gypsies’.
Examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. The book presents contributions... Læs mere