Jenna Weissman Joselit

Set in Stone

America's Embrace of the Ten Commandments

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a series of deftly-rendered vignettes, prominent historian Jenna Weissman Joselit offers a compelling and fresh-eyed perspective on the Ten Commandments, situating them within the context of modern America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 147mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780190253196
• ISBN-10: 0190253193
• Artikelnr.: 47863089

Autorenporträt

Jenna Weissman Joselit is the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of History at the George Washington University. She is the author of several books on American daily life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including The Wonders of America, winner of the National Jewish Book Award in History, and A Perfect Fit: Clothes, Character, and the Promise of America.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Species Humbug
Chapter 2: The Ultimate To-Do List
Chapter 3: Good Neighbors
Chapter 4: Special Effects
Chapter 5: Take Two
Conclusion: Pedigree
Bibliographic Essay
Acknowledgments
Index