Author: Nina S Spiegel
Title: Embodying Hebrew Culture: Aesthetics, Athletics and Dance in the Jewish Community of Mandate Palestine
Description: Wayne State University Press , 2013. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. 9780814336366 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, top corner snipped from flyleaf; slight shelfwear to jacket. By focusing on three of the major cultural innovations of early Zionism-beauty contests, sports, and dance-Nina S. Spiegel provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive guide to that fascinating period of ferment and ingenuity: the attempt to rejuvenate Jewish culture according to the tenets of European nationalism and resurrect it anew in the Land of Israel in the first half of the twentieth century.--Yaron Peleg "Kennedy-Leigh Lecturer in Modern Hebrew Studies, University of Cambridge " 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; ISBN/EAN: 9780814336366. Inventory No: dscf11614.

Keywords: BZDB229 Sociology & Culture; Embodying Hebrew Culture Aesthetics Athletics and Dance in the Jewish Community of Mandate Palestine Nina S Spiegel


See more books from our catalog: Sociology & Culture