{"product_id":"acculturation-and-its-discontents-david-n-myers-9781487526207","title":"Acculturation and Its Discontents: The Italian Jewish Experience Between Exclusion and Inclusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploring the fascinating cross-cultural influences between Jews and Christians in Italy from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, \u003cem\u003eAcculturation and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e assembles essays by leading historians, literary scholars, and musicologists to present a well-rounded history of Italian Jewry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors offer rich portraits of the many vibrant forms of cultural and artistic expression that Italian Jews contributed to, but this volume also pays close attention to the ways in which Italian Jews - both freely and under pressure - creatively adapted to the social, cultural, and legal norms of the surrounding society. Tracing both the triumphs and tragedies of Jewish communities within Italy over a broad span of time, \u003cem\u003eAcculturation and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e challenges conventional assumptions about assimilation and state intervention and, in the process, charts the complex process of cultural exchange that left such a distinctive imprint not only on Italian Jewry, but also on Italian society itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of rigorous and thought-provoking essays makes a major contribution to both the history of Italian culture and the cultural influence and significance of European Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David N. Myers,Massimo Ciavolella,Peter Reill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487526202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487526207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"David N. Myers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518640861439,"sku":"9781487526207","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48b340dd-21ae-4a40-b2d5-f2ddabb330b3.jpg?v=1778735084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acculturation-and-its-discontents-david-n-myers-9781487526207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}