Description: A History of the Jews by Paul Johnson This survey covers 4000 years of Jewish history and the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description National Bestseller"A tour de force. . . . A remarkable achievement." --New York Times Book Review"A marvelous book. . . . This is history: richly textured, provocative and wise." --Plain DealerFrom acclaimed historian Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times and A History of American People, this brilliant 4000 year survey covers not only Jewish history but the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world. Author Biography Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He regularly writes book reviews for several UK magazines and newspapers, such as the Literary Review and The Spectator, and he lectures around the world. He lives in London, England. Review "A tour de force. . . . A remarkable achievement." -- New York Times Book Review"An absorbing, provocative, well-written, often moving book, an insightful and impassioned blend of history and myth, story and interpretation." -- Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor"A marvelous book. . . . This is history: richly textured, provocative and wise." -- Plain Dealer"Johnson has put together in one volume an extraordinary amount of useful information, and talks realistically about the Jews of the last four centuries, to which his devotes more than half of his book." -- New York Review of Books"A powerful reminder of Jewish achievement throughout the ages." -- Martin Gilbert, Commentary"Johnson brings to his subject a vitality that cant be matched in any of the professional one-volume histories. . . . His writing is dramatic without histrionics, graphic without being highly colored." -- John Gross, New York Times Details ISBN0060915331 Author Paul Johnson Language English ISBN-10 0060915331 ISBN-13 9780060915339 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1988 Short Title HIST OF THE JEWS Residence ENK Birth 1928 DOI 10.1604/9780060915339 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1988-09-14 NZ Release Date 1988-09-14 US Release Date 1988-09-14 UK Release Date 1988-09-14 Illustrations glossary, bibliography, index Pages 654 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Publication Date 1988-09-14 Imprint HarperPerennial DEWEY 909.04924 Audience General Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:43643816;
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