ISBN10: 0139034765, ISBN13: 9780139034763, [publisher: Englewood Cliffs NJ. etc~. 1971. Prentice~Hall Inc.] Hardcover First Edition blue & gilt decorative (spine) cloth hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. couple of bumped corners. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond., 1cm tear front top, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing (nap). endpaper chronological table. viii+464p. notes. index. world history. religion. ancient history. jewish history. theology. philosophy. world literature. politics. ~ How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, thy dwellings, O Israel ! (Numbers 24:5) ~Tents of Jacob is an analysis of the Diaspora~the single phenomenon that has differentiated the Jews from other peoples since the beginning of recorded historv. Vital and vibrant J ewish communities sprang up around the world and have sustained themselves despite oppression, destruction, the lure of assimilation, and the powerful, positive attraction to Israel. Rich in detail, color, and perceptive commentary, the book is divided into two parts. The first treats the general historical background and acquaints the reader with such information as the three major divisions of Jewish peoples (the Oriental, Sephardi, and ...
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