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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Volume 2. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The complete 2 volume set. This is a very heavy set and will require additional potage. "This encyclopedia provides the first standard reference work on the lives, history and activities of Jewish women in the United States. Covering a period which extends from the arrival of the first Jewish women in North America in 1654 to the present, this two-volume set presents the most comprehensive and detailed portrait of American Jewish women ever published, and brings together for the first time the wealth of recent scholarship on this subject. Includes: * biographical entries on over 800 individual women * 128 topical articles on organizations such as Hadassah, the National Council of Jewish Women, Mizrachi, and the Ladies' Garment Workers' Union * major essays on Jewish women's participation in the movement for women's suffrage, social reform, civil rights, and the recent women's movement * the activities of Jewish women in politics, business, education, the arts, and religion * a readable, inviting format with over 500 large photographs * bibliographies at the end of each entry which include overviews of major scholarship in the field, complete citations of more general works and citations of additional bibliographical and reference sources * the comprehensive index includes citations to every substantive discussion in the entries as well as all proper names appearing in the text, such as organizations, book, song and film titles, schools, and individuals. The Encyclopedia provides information on American Jewish women in all fields of endeavour, and pays special attention to the work of women in the arts, academia, law, the labour movement, education, science, medicine, journalism and publishing, and on the lives of ordinary Jewish women during all time periods and in all regions of the United States. ISBN 0415919363 Pages 1800 ISBN13 9780415919364 (What's this? ) Volumes 2 Hardbacks Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Weight (grammes) 4672 Imprint Routledge Published in London Format Hardback Height (mm) 276 Publication date 11 Dec 1997 Width (mm) 213 Library of Congress DS115.2. J4 Spine width (mm) 93 DEWEY 305.488924073 Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21 "[T]he editors have succeeded admirably. this project succeeds brilliantly "Jewish Women in America will be valuable for undergraduates as well as research specialists for some time to come."-"American Jewish History "The encyclopedia in toto demonstrates the great diversity in American Jewish women's experiences and contributions."-"American Jewish History "An extraordinary work, a labor of love, which initiates a new view of the history of Jewish women in the United States and, indeed, transforms our understanding of Jewish history and US women's history in general. We are deeply indebted to Professors Hyman and Moore, and to the twenty scholars on their editorial board for their labors. Reading this book has been an extraordinary experience and a great joy."-"Judaism, Spring 1999 "[O]ne of the best reference resources to appear in recent years in women's studies. Extremely well-written, organized, and displayed, these volumes should certainly be in every collection that supports women's studies research on an academic level and in large public libraries as well. The editors and authors are to be commended for the high quality of writing and research."-"Feminist Collections, winter 98." a unique work. a very interesting encyclopedia that fills an obvious gap in reference collections. Academic libraries, Judaica and women's studies collections and large public libraries where there is interest will want "Jewish Women in America on their shelves."-"Booklist, January 1998.