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Representing the Body of the Slave
Contributor(s): Gardner, Jane (Editor), Wiedemann, Thomas E. J. (Editor)
ISBN: 0714653519     ISBN-13: 9780714653518
Publisher: Routledge
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2002
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Annotation: The main theme of this volume is the tension between the will of the whole of Israeli society and the right of the individual conscience to take precedence over that collective will. The author explores the dilemmas that stem from such an individual stance in relation to Jewish political culture.
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BISAC Categories:
- History
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
Dewey: 306.362
LCCN: 2002007003
Series: Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures,
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.1" W x 8.54" (0.89 lbs) 206 pages
 
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From the ancient world through to modern times the bodies of slaves have been represented in literature, documentary and personal narrative writing, and in art. This volume presents evidence of the past sins of mankind in both art and literature.