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OverviewA unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world – and it changed them Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Bernhardt and Kafka. Between the middle of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries a few dozen men and women changed the way we see the world. But many have vanished from our collective memory despite their enduring importance in our daily lives. Without Karl Landsteiner, for instance, there would be no blood transfusions or major surgery. Without Paul Ehrlich no chemotherapy. Without Siegfried Marcus no motor car. Without Rosalind Franklin genetic science would look very different. Without Fritz Haber there would not be enough food to sustain life on earth. These visionaries all have something in common – their Jewish origins and a gift for thinking outside the box. In 1847 the Jewish people made up less than 0.25% of the world’s population, and yet they saw what others could not. How? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Norman LebrechtPublisher: Oneworld Publications Imprint: Oneworld Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.40cm ISBN: 9781786076670ISBN 10: 1786076675 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 10 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews`A dazzling masterpiece depicting the glory and tragedy of Europe's most persecuted people.' -- Tom Bower `A dazzling masterpiece depicting the glory and tragedy of Europe's most persecuted people. Emotionally drained, but also exhilarated by Lebrecht's gripping narrative about the Jews' contribution to Europe's intellectual triumphs, I despaired by the end that anti-Semitism is once again shamelessly paraded by monstrous politicians - and will end in the same raw violence suffered by so many of this book's heroes.' -- Tom Bower Author InformationNorman Lebrecht is the author of twelve works of non-fiction, including the international bestsellers The Maestro Myth, Why Mahler? and The Life and Death of Classical Music, which have been translated into seventeen languages. His first novel, The Song of Names, won a Whitbread Award and is being released this year as a major feature film. He now writes for the Spectator and the Wall Street Journal, and is working on his fourth novel. He lives in London. @NLebrecht normanlebrecht.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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