| The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933 Contributor(s): Elon, Amos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312422814 ISBN-13: 9780312422813 Publisher: Picador USA OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: In this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | World - General - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 943.004 |
| LCCN: 2002067833 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.62" W x 8.23" (0.81 lbs) 446 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat |
Contributor Bio(s): Elon, Amos: - Amos Elon is the author of eight widely praised books including Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild, and the New York Times bestseller Israelis: Founders and Sons. He was a frequent contributor to The New York Times Magazine and The New York Review of Books. He passed away in 2009. |