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The story of the Jews : finding the words : 1000 BC-1492 AD
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Title
The story of the Jews : finding the words : 1000 BC-1492 AD / Simon Schama.
ISBN
9780060539184
0060539186
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Publication
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]
Copyright Notice Date
©2013.
Physical Description
496 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2013 by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Random House UK"--Title page verso.
"Tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews"--Jacket flap.
Summary
Details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day. A tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews.
Variant and related titles
Story of the Jews (Television program)
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 15, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-465) and index.
Contents
Papyrus, potsherd, parchment. In Egypt ; The words ; Delving, divining... ; Classical Jews?
Mosaic, parchment, paper. The menorah and the cross ; Among the believers ; The women of Ashkenaz ; Trials ; Exile from exile.
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