Jews and the Civil War: A Reader Contributor(s): Sarna, Jonathan D. (Editor), Mendelsohn, Adam D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814771130 ISBN-13: 9780814771136 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | Jewish - General |
Dewey: 973.708 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 445 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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Publisher Description: At least 8,000 Jewish soldiers fought for the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. A few served together in Jewish companies while most fought alongside Christian comrades. Yet even as they stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" on the front lines, they encountered unique challenges. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mendelsohn, Adam D.: - Adam D. Mendelsohn is Director of the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research and Associate Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town. He is the co-editor of Jews and the Civil War: A Reader (NYU Press, 2010) and of Transnational Traditions: New Perspective on American Jewish History.Sarna, Jonathan D.: - Jonathan D. Sarna is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University and Chief Historian of the National Museum of American Jewish History. He has written, edited or co-edited more than twenty-five books, including American Judaism: A History, winner of the "Jewish Book of the Year" award from the Jewish Book Council. |