Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life
by Kaplan, Mordecai M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. Second edition. Hardcover. g. 4to. xiv, 601pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. Classic work of 20th century Jewish thought that laid the foundation for the Reconstructionist movement. Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan sets forth a vision for Judaism free from dogma, but which preserves ritual practice. Dj badly chipped; bottom of spine torn. Book edges sunned. Head of spine frayed. Hinges starting, but still intact. Dj in poor condition. Book is in good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32224
- Title
- Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life
- Author
- Kaplan, Mordecai M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Anti-Semitism, Assimiliation, Neo-Orthodox, Jewish Education, Nationalism, Jewish Culture in the United States Early 20th Century
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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