The Jews

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Explores the history of the Jewish people The Jews: A History, 2/e, explores the religious, cultural, social, and economic diversity of the Jewish people and their faith. The latest edition incorporates new research and includes a broader spectrum of people - mothers, children, workers, students, artists, and radicals - whose perspectives greatly expand the story of Jewish life. MySearchLab is a part of the Efron/Weitzman/Lehmann program. Research and writing tools, including access to academic journals, help students understand 20th century history in even greater depth. To provide students with flexibility, students can download the eText to a tablet using the free Pearson eText app. 020589626X / 9780205896264 Jews, The: A History Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205239927 / 9780205239924 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access 0205858260 / 9780205858262 Jews, The: A History "The Jews is well written, conceptually clear, lively, interesting, and informative. It strikes just the right balance between sketching out the major issues and providing enough detail so that students who have no background can fully understand the main point. The authors understand all the major issues in Jewish history and are capable of presenting those issues in a clear and engaging manner." -- Marsha Rozenblit, University of Maryland "The Jews is a highly accessible, attractive, and lively account of the fortunes, failures, and accomplishments of the Jews from biblical times to the present. It is distinguished by the attention it gives to average Jews and to everyday life. Drawing upon the special expertise of the authors, it seeks, above all, to understand and to explain a complex history. Without going into excessive detail, it makes the reader aware of continuing controversies of interpretation and cites from sources that are of special interest." -- Michael Meyer, Hebrew Union College "This is a superb, wide-ranging, and well-written book. The task at hand is an exceptionally difficult one, given the wide varieties and geographic dispersion of Jews throughout the world. To pull together the various strands is a great challenge. With admirable skill, the authors have succeeded in doing so-indeed, in producing perhaps the best single volume on the Jewish experience." -- David Myers, University of California Los AngelesChapter 1: Ancient Israel and other Ancestors Chapter 2: Becoming the People of the Book Chapter 3: Jews and Greeks, Jews in Greek Chapter 4: Between Caesar and God Chapter 5: Rabbinic Revelations Chapter 6: Under the Crescent Chapter 7: Under the Cross Chapter 8: A Jewish Renaissance Chapter 9: New Worlds, East and West Chapter 10: The State of the Jews, Jews and the State Chapter 11: Modern Transformations Chapter 12: The Politics of Being Jewish Chapter 13: A World Upended Chapter 14: The Holocaust Chapter 15: Difficult Freedoms