"A welcome introduction to the question of Jewish understandings of, and involvement with, visual culture."--Walter Cahn, author of "Romanesque Manuscripts" "Cohen's analysis of images of Jews advances swiftly beyond the history of stereotypes in favor of a complexity of mutual perception, and his depiction of images by Jews challenges the standard assumption of the anti-visuality of Jewish culture."--Michael P. Steinberg, Cornell University "Richard Cohen's work draws both on his profound knowledge of modern Jewish ...
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"A welcome introduction to the question of Jewish understandings of, and involvement with, visual culture."--Walter Cahn, author of "Romanesque Manuscripts" "Cohen's analysis of images of Jews advances swiftly beyond the history of stereotypes in favor of a complexity of mutual perception, and his depiction of images by Jews challenges the standard assumption of the anti-visuality of Jewish culture."--Michael P. Steinberg, Cornell University "Richard Cohen's work draws both on his profound knowledge of modern Jewish history and his awareness of the importance of art to a full understanding of the past."--Vivian B. Mann, Morris and Eva Feld Chair of Judaica, The Jewish Museum
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Fine in Very Good+ jacket. First printing, 1998, hardcover with cloth backed boards in dust jacket, large octavo, 358pp., illustrated in b&w. Book fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with rubbing, mild edgewear, now in archival mylar wrap.
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Near Fine in Near Fine Plus jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Hard cover in dust jacket., owner name/date to front pastedown. no other flaws or wear. clean. no text or exterior markings. no bumps, tears, chips. tight binding.; xviii-358pp., 137 b/w illustrations. examines the place of visual images in european jewish history.
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New. With the help of over one hundred illustrations spanning three centuries, this title investigates the role of visual images in European Jewish history. It shows how the coming of the modern period expanded the relationship of Jews to the visual realm far beyond the religious context. Num Pages: 382 pages, 141 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; ACBK; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 912. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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