{"product_id":"diasporas-and-exiles-howard-wettstein-9780520228641","title":"Diasporas and Exiles: Varieties of Jewish Identity","description":"Diaspora, considered as a context for insights into Jewish identity, brings together a lively, interdisciplinary group of scholars in this innovative volume. Readers needn't expect, however, to find easy agreement on what those insights are. The concept \"diaspora\" itself has proved controversial; \u003ci\u003egalut, \u003c\/i\u003ethe traditional Hebrew expression for the Jews' perennial condition, is better translated as \"exile.\" The very distinction between diaspora and exile, although difficult to analyze, is important enough to form the basis of several essays in this fine collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Identity\" is an even more elusive concept. The contributors to \u003ci\u003eDiasporas and Exiles \u003c\/i\u003eexplore Jewish identity--or, more accurately, Jewish identities--from the mutually illuminating perspectives of anthropology, art history, comparative literature, cultural studies, German history, philosophy, political theory, and sociology. These contributors bring exciting new emphases to Jewish and cultural studies, as well as the emerging field of diaspora studies. \u003ci\u003eDiasporas and Exiles \u003c\/i\u003emirrors the richness of experience and the attendant virtual impossibility of definition that constitute the challenge of understanding Jewish identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Wettstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520228642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520228641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.36w x 1.00d","brand":"Howard Wettstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064996606207,"sku":"9780520228641","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5920f6a-6d8e-4a85-a4c9-99265bc676e9.jpg?v=1768672447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diasporas-and-exiles-howard-wettstein-9780520228641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}