{"product_id":"the-radical-isaac-adi-mahalel-9781438492339","title":"The Radical Isaac: I. L. Peretz and the Rise of Jewish Socialism","description":"Yiddish and Hebrew writer I. L. Peretz (1852-1915) was a major leader of Eastern European Jewry in the years prior to World War I, and was deeply involved in Jewish politics and communal life throughout his lifetime. In \u003ci\u003eThe Radical Isaac\u003c\/i\u003e, Adi Mahalel examines a central part of his life and art that has often been neglected, namely, his close alignment with the needs of the Jewish working-class and his deep devotion to progressive politics. Although there have been numerous studies of Peretz and his work, this very central component of his life nonetheless remains severely understudied. By offering close readings of the \"radical\" Peretz, Mahalel recasts the way political activism is understood in scholarly evaluations of the writer's work. Employing a partly chronological, partly thematic scheme, Mahalel follows Peretz's radicalism from its inception and then through the various ways in which it was synchronically expressed during this intense period of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adi Mahalel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438492332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438492339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Adi Mahalel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077926940927,"sku":"9781438492339","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f9e87af-3429-4dc6-be59-9d70a28b629e.jpg?v=1685472553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-radical-isaac-adi-mahalel-9781438492339","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}