{"product_id":"jews-and-the-mediterranean-9780253047984","title":"Jews and the Mediterranean","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does an understanding of Jewish history contribute to the study of the Mediterranean, and what can Mediterranean studies contribute to our knowledge of Jewish history? \u003ci\u003eJews and the Mediterranean\u003c\/i\u003e considers the historical potency and uniqueness of what happens when Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Ashkenazi Jews meet in the Mediterranean region. By focusing on the specificity of the Jewish experience, the essays gathered in this volume emphasize human agency and culture over the length of Mediterranean history. This collection draws attention to what made Jewish people distinctive and warns against facile notions of Mediterranean connectivity, diversity, fluidity, and hybridity, presenting a new assessment of the Jewish experience in the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJessica Marglin is assistant professor of Religion and the Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies at the University of Southern California. \u003cb\u003e Matthias Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, where holds the Teller Family Chair in Jewish History. \u003cb\u003e Seth Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Classical Jewish Civilization, and Professor of History and of Classics, at Columbia University. \u003cb\u003e Jonathan Ray\u003c\/b\u003e is the Samuel Eig Professor of Jewish Studies at Georgetown University. \u003cb\u003e Andrew Berns\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.\u003cb\u003e Daniel Hershenzon\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages at the University of Connecticut.\u003cb\u003e Corey Tazzara\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of history at Scripps College. \u003cb\u003e Francesca Bregoli\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Queens College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and holds the Joseph and Oro Halegua Chair in Greek and Sephardic Jewish Studies at Queens College. \u003cb\u003e Constanze Kolbe\u003c\/b\u003e is a visiting scholar at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle and recipient of the Ephraim Urbach Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. \u003cb\u003e Devi Mays\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies and History at the University of Michigan. \u003cb\u003e Clémence Boulouque\u003c\/b\u003e is the Carl and Bernice Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Columbia University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410017227026,"sku":"9780253047984","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3355d90e-aaa9-4e26-9f66-51b6c04811bf.jpg?v=1729298909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jews-and-the-mediterranean-9780253047984","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}