The Jewish polity : Jewish political organization from Biblical times to the present / Daniel J. Elazar and Stuart A. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elazar, Daniel J. (Daniel Judah)

Contributor:

Cohen, Stuart, 1946-

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Jewish political and social studies

Jewish political and social studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Politics and government.

Jews.

Politics in the Bible.

Jewish councils.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (inscription) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (inscription) (Potok Collection copy)

Elazar, Daniel Judah (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 303 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1985]

Contents:

Part One: The Classic Biblical Epochs

Part Two: The Second Commonwealth and Its Aftermath

Part Three: The Great Dispersion

Part Four: Modernity and the Restoration of Statehood.

Notes:

"In order to introduce the reader to the Jewish political tradition in the most authentic way possible, Hebrew political terminology has been used throughout. In every case, the terms are defined where they are first introduced as well as in the glossaries at the end of each chapter."--A Note on Hebrew Terminology and the Diagrams.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 200690

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Potok Collection copy inscribed "For Chaim and Adena. Enjoy! Daniel J. Elazar".

ISBN:

0253331560

OCLC:

10723550