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The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

By: Haim Finkelstein

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The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

By: Haim Finkelstein

An interrogation of the notion of space in Surrealist theory and philosophy, this study analyzes the manifestations of space in the paintings and writings done in the framework of the Surrealist Movement. Haim Finkelstein introduces the 'screen' as an important spatial paradigm that clarifies and extends the understanding of Surrealism as it unfolds in the 1920s, exploring the screen and layered depth as fundamental structuring principles associated with the representation of the mental space and of the internal processes that eventually came to be linked with the Surrealist concept of psychic automatism. Extending the discussion of the concepts at stake for Surrealist visual art into the context of film, literature and criticism, this study sheds new light on the way 'film thinking' permeates Surrealist thought and aesthetics. In early chapters, Finkelstein looks at the concept of the screen as emblematic of a strand of spatial apprehension that informs the work of young writers in the 1920s, such as Robert Desnos and Louis Aragon. He goes on to explore the way the spatial character of the serial films of Louis Feuillade intimated to the Surrealists a related mode of vision, associated with perception of the mystery and the Marvelous lurking behind the surfaces of quotidian reality. The dialectics informing Surrealist thought with regard to the surfaces of the real (with walls, doors and windows as controlling images), are shown to be at the basis of Andr?reton's notion of the picture as a window. Contrary to the traditional sense of this metaphor, Breton's 'window' is informed by the screen paradigm, with its surface serving as a locus of a dialectics of transparency and opacity, permeability and reflectivity. The main aesthetic and conceptual issues that come up in the consideration of Breton's window metaphor lay the groundwork for an analysis of the work of Giorgio de Chirico, Ren?agritte, Max Ernst, Andr?asson, and Joan Mir?he concluding chapter consi

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1351540602

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The Zionist Illusion

By: Haim Ben-Asher

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The Zionist Illusion

By: Haim Ben-Asher

This internal critique of Zionism challenges three notions: that the Jews are a nation; that exile is the main cause of their past suffering, and that Jewish history is made solely in Israel. Zionism is an illusion because it has failed to ‘normalize’ the Jewish condition. In particular, it has not eliminated anti-Semitism, but rather cultivates it in order to keep Jews within the fold.Once independent, the State of Israel emptied the Middle East and North Africa of their Jewish populations and prevented large numbers of Soviet Jews from settling in North America, or anywhere else but Israel. Now the target is France, but French Jews, though massively Zionist, are reluctant to emigrate. Israel, it seems, cannot thrive and prosper without draining the Diaspora of its finances, its youth – indeed its very identity.Israeli control of Jerusalem has not brought the Messianic age any closer. Rabbis used to worry that the Holocaust could mean that God abrogated His covenant with the Jews. Israel’s victory in 1967 convinced them that the covenant still holds. The Holocaust has, however, encouraged Jewish paganism, as Jews adulate power and define themselves purely as an ethnic group: Hitlerjuden. The State of Israel claims to be the culmination of Jewish history, but its leaders insist that we are still in the rut of 1938.The State of Israel is perfectly capable of defending itself and has no need of solidarity rallies in the Diaspora. Zionism allows the Jewish establishment to retain power, but reduces the Diaspora to a subordinate role. Yet Judaism was born and developed in exile. If Jews divest themselves of their siege mentality, Judaism can become a university for adults, without examinations or tuition fees, open to all.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1848763131

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Social Stratification of the Jewish Population of Roman Palestine in the Period of the Mishnah, 70–250 CE

By: Ben Zion Rosenfeld,Haim Perlmutter

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Social Stratification of the Jewish Population of Roman Palestine in the Period of the Mishnah, 70–250 CE

By: Ben Zion Rosenfeld,Haim Perlmutter

This book analyzes Jewish society in Roman Palestine in the time of the Mishnah (70–250 CE) in a systematic way, carefully delineating the various economic groups living therein, from the destitute, to the poor, to the middling, to the rich, and to the superrich. It gleans the various socioeconomic strata from the terminology employed by contemporary literary sources via contextual, philological, and historical-critical analysis. It also takes a multidisciplinary approach to analyze and interpret relevant archeological and inscriptional evidence as well as numerous legal sources. The research presented herein shows that various expressions in the sources have latent meanings that indicate socioeconomic status. “Rich,” for example, does not necessarily refer to the elite, and “poor” does not necessarily refer to the destitute. Jewish society consisted of groups on a continuum from extremely poor to extremely rich, and the various middling groups played a more important role in the economy than has hitherto been thought.

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BRILL

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9004418938

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Palestine and World War I

Grand Strategy, Military Tactics and Culture in War

By: Haim Goren,Eran Dolev,Yigal Sheffy

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Palestine and World War I

Grand Strategy, Military Tactics and Culture in War

By: Haim Goren,Eran Dolev,Yigal Sheffy

The Palestine Campaign has become one of the most glorified military campaigns of the twentieth century. The last campaign fought by the Ottoman Army, and thus the last act of the once-mighty Ottoman Empire, the Palestine Campaign saw the British Army under General Allenby conquer the Holy Land, forcing the Turkish army back into Europe. Meanwhile the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement ensured the British and French would continue to influence the Middle East for the next 60 years. This front saw some of the most influential stories of the Great War, from T.E. Lawrence's Arab army in the desert, to General Allenby entering Jerusalem on foot in 1917. Palestine and World War I shows how the events of the Great War have left a lasting legacy in the Middle East.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786739496

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The Yehud Coinage

A Study and Die Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of Judah

By: Jean-Philippe Fontanille,Haim Gitler,Catharine Lorber

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The Yehud Coinage

A Study and Die Classification of the Provincial Silver Coinage of Judah

By: Jean-Philippe Fontanille,Haim Gitler,Catharine Lorber

This volume presents a die study of the provincial silver coinage of Judah in the late Persian, Macedonian, and early Hellenistic periods. It offers correct descriptions of the coins, their designs, and their inscriptions; enumerates the obverse and reverse dies identified for each of the 44 recorded types; and explains the probable sequence of the issues as deduced from iconographic associations and die links. The iconography of the coin types is examined in depth, with comparisons to motifs in Greek, Persian, and ancient Near Eastern art, including other local coinages and sources in Judahite material culture. The monograph also analyzes data relating to the metrology, metal content, and circulation of the coinage. Overall, the study attempts to place the Yehud coinage in its historical context and to define its role in the economy of the ancient province of Judah.

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Israel Numismatic Society

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9657849004

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Eight Lessons on Infinity

A Mathematical Adventure

By: Haim Shapira

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Eight Lessons on Infinity

A Mathematical Adventure

By: Haim Shapira

A fun, non-technical and wonderfully engaging guide to that most powerful and mysterious of mathematical concepts: infinity.in this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity. In this book, best-selling author and mathematician Haim Shapira presents an introduction to mathematical theories which deal with the most beautiful concept ever invented by humankind: infinity. Written in clear, simple language and aimed at a lay audience, this book also offers some strategies that will allow readers to try their ability at solving truly fascinating mathematical problems. Infinity is a deeply counter-intuitive concept that has inspired many great thinkers. In this book we will meet many sages, both familiar and unfamiliar: Zeno and Pythagoras, Georg Cantor and Bertrand Russell, Sofia Kovalevskaya and Emmy Noether, al-Khwarizmi and Euclid, Sophie Germain and Srinivasa Ramanujan.The world of infinity is inhabited by many paradoxes, and so is this book: Zeno paradoxes, Hilbert's "Infinity Hotel", Achilles and the gods paradox, the paradox of heaven and hell, the Ross-Littlewood paradox involving tennis balls, the Galileo paradox and many more. Aimed at the curious but non-technical reader, this book refrains from using any fearsome mathematical symbols. It uses only the most basic operations of mathematics: adding, subtracting, multiplication, division, powers and roots – that is all. But that doesn’t mean that a bit of deep thinking won’t be necessary and rewarding. Writing with humour and lightness of touch, Haim Shapira banishes the chalky pallor of the schoolroom and offers instead a truly thrilling intellectual journey. Fasten your seatbelt – we are going to Infinity, and beyond!

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Watkins

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1786782340

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Jacob & Esau

Jewish European History Between Nation and Empire

By: Malachi Haim Hacohen

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Jacob & Esau

Jewish European History Between Nation and Empire

By: Malachi Haim Hacohen

Accommodates both the cosmopolitan narrative of the Jewish diaspora with traditional Jews and their culture.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316510379

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The Plight of Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

A Social History of East European Agunah

By: Dr Haim Sperber

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The Plight of Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

A Social History of East European Agunah

By: Dr Haim Sperber

Agunot (Agunah, sing., meaning anchored in Hebrew) is a Jewish term describing women who cannot remarry because their husband has disappeared. According to Jewish law (Halacha) a woman can get out of the marriage only if the husband releases her by granting a divorce writ (Get), if he dies, or if his whereabouts is not known. Women whose husbands cannot be located, and who have not been granted a Get, are considered Agunot. The Agunah phenomenon was of major concern in East European Jewry and much referred to in Hebrew and Yiddish media and fiction. Most nineteenth-century Agunot cases came from Eastern Europe, where most Jews resided (twentieth-century Agunot were primarily in North America, and will be the subject of a forthcoming book). Seven variations of Agunot have been identified: Deserted wives; women who refused to receive, or were not granted, a Get; widowed women whose brothers-in-law refused to grant them permission to marry someone else (Halitza); women whose husbands remains were not found; improperly or incorrectly written Gets; women whose husbands became mentally ill and were not competent to grant a Get; women refused a Get by husbands who had converted to Christianity or Islam. The book explores the reasons for desertion and the plight of the left-alone wife. Key is the change from a legal issue to a social one, with changing attitudes to philanthropy and public opinion at the fore of explanation. A statistical database of circa 5000 identified Agunot is to be published simultaneously in a separate companion volume (978-1-78976-167-2).

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Liverpool University Press

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1802071679

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When Near Becomes Far

Old Age in Rabbinic Literature

By: Mira Balberg,Haim Weiss

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When Near Becomes Far

Old Age in Rabbinic Literature

By: Mira Balberg,Haim Weiss

When Near Becomes Far explores the representations and depictions of old age in the rabbinic Jewish literature of late antiquity (150-600 CE). Through close literary readings and cultural analysis, the book reveals the gaps and tensions between idealized images of old age on the one hand, and the psychologically, physiologically, and socially complicated realities of aging on the other hand. The authors argue that while rabbinic literature presents a number of prescriptions related to qualities and activities that make for good old age, the respect and reverence that the elderly should be awarded, and harmonious intergenerational relationship, it also includes multiple anecdotes and narratives that portray aging in much more nuanced and poignant ways. These anecdotes and narratives relate, alongside fantasies about blissful or unnoticeable aging, a host of fears associated with old age: from the loss of physical capability and beauty to the loss of memory and mental acuity, and from marginalization in the community to being experienced as a burden by one's children. Each chapter of the book focuses on a different aspect of aging in the rabbinic world: bodily appearance and sexuality, family relations, intellectual and cognitive prowess, honor and shame, and social roles and identity. As the book shows, in their powerful and sensitive treatments of aging, rabbinic texts offer some of the richest and most audacious observations on aging in ancient world literature, many of which still resonate today.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0197501486

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An Army Like No Other

How the Israel Defense Force Made a Nation

By: Haim Bresheeth-Zabner

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An Army Like No Other

How the Israel Defense Force Made a Nation

By: Haim Bresheeth-Zabner

The Israeli army, officially named the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was established in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who believed that 'the whole nation is the army'. In his mind, the IDF was to be an army like no other. It was the instrument that might transform a diverse population into a new people. Since the foundation of Israel, therefore, the IDF has been the largest, richest and most influential institution in Israel's Jewish society and is the nursery of its social, economic and political ruling class. In this fascinating history, Bresheeth charts the evolution of the IDF from the Nakba to wars in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and the continued assaults upon Gaza, and shows that the state of Israel has been formed out of its wars. He also gives an account of his own experiences as a young conscript during the 1967 war. He argues that the army is embedded in all aspects of daily life and identity. And that we should not merely see it as a fighting force enjoying an international reputation, but as the central ideological, political and financial institution of Israeli society. As a consequence, we have to reconsider our assumptions on what any kind of peace might look like.

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Verso Books

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1788737857

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Match Your Strategies for Brilliant Performance (UUM Press)

By: Narentheren Kaliappen,Haim Hilman Abdullah

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Match Your Strategies for Brilliant Performance (UUM Press)

By: Narentheren Kaliappen,Haim Hilman Abdullah

What can the Match Your Strategies for Brilliant Performance book do for you? You can use the secrets in this book to become an effective strategic thinker, practitioner and scholar. The book can help you to understand the right strategic match and tackle the really important challenges you face in developing strategies and putting them into action. If you are ambitious, you can use the great strategic message in this book to achieve brilliant performance and shape your organization’s future. The book has its own strategic advantage. It is easy to read without dumbing down its strategic idea. It is simple to use but is still based on a core set of intelligent strategic foundations to deliver success in a competitive world. Spanning seven chapters, the book covers topics such as an introduction, theory, perspective and approach, organizational performance, competitive strategy, market orientation, excellent strategic match model and strategic message for decision-makers. The book presents contents in an accessible manner, accompanied by local and global examples and scenarios. Each chapter starts and ends with strategic quotes and summary. The book can help students who are studying strategy as part of a course or degree. It is also useful for practitioners and general readers who seek essential knowledge on strategic management.

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9670876575

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A Social History Database of East European Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

By: Dr Haim Sperber

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A Social History Database of East European Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

By: Dr Haim Sperber

The Database is a companion volume to The Plight of Jewish Deserted Wives, 18511900 (978-1-78976-168-9). It comprises circa 5000 entries, providing name, date and circumstance, with extensive cross-reference to aid future researchers. Agunot (Agunah, sing., meaning anchored in Hebrew) is a Jewish term describing women who cannot remarry because their husband has disappeared. According to Jewish law (Halacha) a woman can get out of the marriage only if the husband releases her by granting a divorce writ (Get), if he dies, or if his whereabouts is not known. Women whose husbands cannot be located, and who have not been granted a Get, are considered Agunot. The Agunah phenomenon was of major concern in East European Jewry and much referred to in Hebrew and Yiddish media and fiction. Most nineteenth-century Agunot cases came from Eastern Europe, where most Jews resided (twentieth-century Agunot were primarily in North America, and will be the subject of a forthcoming book). Seven variations of Agunot have been identified: Deserted wives; women who refused to receive, or were not granted, a Get; widowed women whose brothers-in-law refused to grant them permission to marry someone else (Halitza); women whose husbands remains were not found; improperly or incorrectly written Gets; women whose husbands became mentally ill and were not competent to grant a Get; women refused a Get by husbands who had converted to Christianity or Islam.

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Liverpool University Press

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1782846980

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The Literacy Myth

Cultural Integration and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century

By: Haim Shaked

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The Literacy Myth

Cultural Integration and Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century

By: Haim Shaked

Harvey Graff's pioneering study presents a new and original interpretation of the place of literacy in nineteenth-century society and culture. Based upon an intensive comparative historical analysis, employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques, and on a wide range of sources, The Literacy Myth reevaluates the role typically assigned to literacy in historical scholarship, cultural understanding, economic development schemes, and social doctrines and ideologies.

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Routledge

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1351480006

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Mapping the Holy Land

The Foundation of a Scientific Cartography of Palestine

By: Bruno Schelhaas,Jutta Faehndrich,Haim Goren

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Mapping the Holy Land

The Foundation of a Scientific Cartography of Palestine

By: Bruno Schelhaas,Jutta Faehndrich,Haim Goren

Through a detailed study of the work of three of the leading figures of the era - Augustus Petermann, Physical Geographer Royal to Queen Victoria; cartographer Charles Meredith van de Velde, who produced the finest map of the region at the time; and Edward Robinson, founder of modern Palestinology - the authors explore the complex cultural, cartographic and technical processes that shaped and determined the resulting maps of the region. Making full use of newly discovered archival material, and richly illustrated in both colour and black and white, Mapping the Holy Land is essential reading for cartographers, historical geographers, historians of mapmaking, and for all those with an interest in the Holy Land and the history of Palestine.

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0857727850

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The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

By: Haim Finkelstein

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The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

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Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus

By: Haim Finkelstein

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Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942

The Metamorphosis of Narcissus

By: Haim Finkelstein

Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942 examines the evolution of Dalí's art during the 1920s and 30s, when he was associated, first with the Catalan avant-grade, and then with the Surrealist group in Paris. During this period, Dalí's painting style changed radically, a phenomenon that has never been fully accounted for in the extensive literature on this subject. Haim Finkelstein's study is the first to examine these writings in detail as the foundation for the evolution of Dalí's unique artistic vision.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521639255

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The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

The Zionist Illusion

The Zionist Illusion

Social Stratification of the Jewish Population of Roman Palestine in the Period of the Mishnah, 70–250 CE

Social Stratification of the Jewish Population of Roman Palestine in the Period of the Mishnah, 70–250 CE

Palestine and World War I

Palestine and World War I

The Yehud Coinage

The Yehud Coinage

Eight Lessons on Infinity

Eight Lessons on Infinity

Jacob & Esau

Jacob & Esau

The Plight of Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

The Plight of Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

When Near Becomes Far

When Near Becomes Far

An Army Like No Other

An Army Like No Other

Match Your Strategies for Brilliant Performance (UUM Press)

Match Your Strategies for Brilliant Performance (UUM Press)

A Social History Database of East European Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

A Social History Database of East European Jewish Deserted Wives, 1851-1900

The Literacy Myth

The Literacy Myth

Mapping the Holy Land

Mapping the Holy Land

The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

The Screen in Surrealist Art and Thought

Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942

Salvador Dalí's Art and Writing, 1927-1942

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