Outside of a Dog

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Hélène Cixous, Beverley Bie Brahic: Well-Kept Ruins (Hardcover, 2022, Seagull Books London Ltd) No rating

Well-Kept Ruins

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In the Lower Saxony region of northwestern Germany sits the city of Osnabrück. This is where, in 1648, the Peace of Westphalia was signed, bringing the Thirty Years’ War and one of the most calamitous periods of European history to an end. But the city was later to witness another …

Paul Osterman: Disposable Workers (2026, Harvard University Press)

Disposable Workers

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Paul Osterman: Disposable Workers (2026, Harvard University Press)

Disposable Workers

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David N. Myers: Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction (2017, Oxford University Press)

Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction

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For millennia, Jews have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction points to two unlikely factors to explain the survival of the Jews: antisemitism and assimilation. Usually regarded as grave dangers, these two factors have continually …