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Overview
National Jewish Book Award Finalist
"Brilliant, far-reaching, passionate. . .sweeping and marvelously detailed. . .finely, intimately, movingly drawn. . . a book for the ages." --The New York TimesIn this important work of historical restoration, respected journalist and historian Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat to German national integrity.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780312422813
- ISBN-10: 0312422814
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: December 2003
- Dimensions: 8.23 x 5.62 x 0.81 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.81 pounds
- Page Count: 446
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