Book
The story of the Jews / Simon Schama.
t is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amid grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. The first of two volumes, The Story of the Jews spans the millennia and the continents<U+2014>from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes readers to unimagined places: a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia, a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings, the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs. And its voices ring loud and clear, from the severities and ecstasies of the writers of the Bible to the love poems of wine bibbers in a garden in Muslim Spain."--From publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670069798 (v. 1 : bound) :
- Physical Description: [xiii], 496 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Allen Lane, 2014-
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | [v. 1.] Finding the words, 1000 BCE-1492 CE. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Jews > History. Jews > Civilization > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Gibsons Public Library | 909.04 SCHA (Text) | 30886000539771 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
