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by Simon Schama

Book Overview

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history--the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews--Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World in 1492 to the modern day.

It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060539186
• ISBN13: 9780060539184
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"