People of the Book: Thirty Scholars Reflect on Their Jewish Identity

By: Rubin-Dorsky, Jeffrey

Book Overview

A Mark Twain scholar. An African American philosopher. A lesbian feminist literary critic. A Cuban-American anthropologist. A German immigrant to the United States. A professor of English at a Jesuit university. All share their reflections on the interconnectedness of identities and ideas in People of the Book, the first book in which Jewish-American scholars examine how their Jewishness has shaped and influenced their intellectual endeavors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299150143
• ISBN13: 9780299150143
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"