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Old New Land
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Herzl, Theodor (edited by Jacques Kornberg)
Subject: Middle East, World History, World Literature, Jewish Studies
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The first publication of Old New Land in 1902 forever altered the world’s perception of the Middle East. The book was a nineteenth-century utopian blueprint for a modern state of Israel. There were Jewish settlers in Palestine, and zionist ideas …
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Olympia: Cult, Sport, and Ancient Festival
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Sinn, Ulrich (translated by Thomas Thornton)
Subject: World History
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In antiquity, Olympia stood for sports. A victory at the Olympic games led to lifelong honors and often to a political career and wealth. Alexander the Great and other kings and emperors as well as wealthy and powerful men and …
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Once Jews: Stories of Caribbean Sephardim
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Goldish, Josette Capriles
Subject: Caribbean, Religion,Jeiwsh Studies
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Honorable Mention, Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA) Book Award Committee
The phrase “I am Catholic, but I am Jewish” may seem contradictory to some, but in the Caribbean islands and the countries of the Caribbean periphery, there …
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The Ottoman Balkans, 1750–1830
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Anscombe, Frederick F.
Subject: Europe, Middle East
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“The decades after 1750 saw the Ottoman Empire undergo tremendous stresses that culminated in the first stirrings of nationalism among Christian subjects and an irrevocable commitment to reform by the Muslim state. By 1830, Serbs and Greeks had fought successfully …
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The Ottoman Empire: A Short History
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Faroqhi, Suraiya (translated by Shelley Frisch)
Subject: Middle East
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In a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the most powerful empires of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern era. At its height, the Ottoman Empire spread over three continents and …
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