In this book, Robert Eisen explores the potential in Judaism to incite Jews to engage in violence against non-Jews.
Faculty Books
Judaic Studies' faculty have authored a number of critically acclaimed books in recent years. Here is a sampling of their work.
Jews at Work: Their Economic Progress in the American Labor Market
Barry Chiswick, professor of economics and...
Digging Up Armageddon: The Search for the Lost City of Solomon
Eric Cline, professor of classics, anthropology and history, tells the remarkable story of one of the...
Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris
Masha Belenky, associate professor of French,...
The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile
The ancient story of Esther sheds light on today's most pressing problems: contemporary antisemitism, sexual tyranny and the absence of leadership.
Partitions: A Transnational History of Twentieth-Century Territorial Separatism
Arie Dubnov has edited the first collective history of the concept of partition by way of three political entities that emerged as a result of partition.
Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War
Robert Eisen, professor of religion and Judaic...
Judaism in Transition: How Economic Choices Shape Religious Tradition
Carmel U. Chiswick, professor of economics,...