{"product_id":"makers-of-jewish-modernity-jacques-picard-9780691164236","title":"Makers of Jewish Modernity: Thinkers, Artists, Leaders, and the World They Made","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA unique reference to leading Jewish figures who helped shape the modern world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis superb collection presents more than forty incisive portraits of leading Jewish thinkers, artists, scientists, and other public figures of the last hundred years who, in their own unique ways, engaged with and helped shape the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMakers of Jewish Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e features entries on political figures such as Walther Rathenau, Rosa Luxemburg, and David Ben-Gurion; philosophers and critics such as Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, Jacques Derrida, and Judith Butler; and artists such as Mark Rothko. The book provides fresh insights into the lives and careers of novelists like Franz Kafka, Saul Bellow, and Philip Roth; the filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen; social scientists such as Sigmund Freud; religious leaders and thinkers such as Avraham Kook and Martin Buber; and many others. Written by a diverse group of leading contemporary scholars from around the world, these vibrant and frequently surprising portraits offer a global perspective that highlights the multiplicity of Jewish experience and thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA reference book like no other, \u003ci\u003eMakers of Jewish Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e includes an informative general introduction that situates its subjects within the broader context of Jewish modernity as well as a rich selection of photos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Picard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691164231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691164236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.10w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2016","brand":"Jacques Picard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992283152639,"sku":"9780691164236","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00527f3f-a8db-4d2e-a888-13d8e6d78e18.jpg?v=1683315142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/makers-of-jewish-modernity-jacques-picard-9780691164236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}