the Jewish historical experience in a comparative perspective /
S.N. Eisenstadt
ix, 314 pages ;
24 cm
SUNY series in Israeli studies
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-307) and index
Jewish history as the history of Jewish civilizations -- The distinctive characteristics of Jewish civilization in a historical and comparative perspective -- Basic themes and institutional formations of Exilic Jewish civilization: the inter-civilizational perspective -- The disintegration of the Medieval Jewish civilizational -- The incorporation of the Jews in the United States -- Modern Jewish National movements and the Zionist movement -- The formation and transformation of Israeli society -- The United States and Israel: an essay in comparative analysis -- Concluding observations: The Jewish experience in the modern and contemporary eras