Language in the Time of Revolution by Benjamin Harshav Sale Books more than twenty years ago

more than twenty years ago

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Language in the Time of Revolution by Benjamin Harshav Sale Books more than twenty years agoThis book on culture and consciousness in history concerns the worldwide transformations of Jewish culture and society and the revival of the ancient Hebrew language following the waves of pogroms in Russia in 1881, when large numbers of Jews in Eastern and Central Europe redefined their identity as Jews in a new and baffling world. Reviews: "With his customary versatility and lucidity Harshav has given us . . . a host of new and provocative insights