The Pity of It All: A Portrait of the German-Jewish Epoch, 1743-1933
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| Management number | 231861630 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$7.64 | Model Number | 231861630 | ||
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Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award “Brilliant, far-reaching, passionate. . .sweeping and marvelously detailed. . .finely, intimately, movingly drawn. . . a book for the ages.” ―The New York TimesIn this important work of historical restoration, respected journalist and historian 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 to German national integrity. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0312422814 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0312422813 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Picador |
| Dimensions | 5.55 x 0.85 x 8.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 14.4 ounces |
| Print length | 464 pages |
| Publication date | December 1, 2003 |
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