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History of the Jews in modern Germany is usually told as the tale of outstanding individuals, completely immersed in German society and disproportionately contributing to its culture. This book focuses on the story of 'ordinary' German Jews, concerned not merely with being like other Germans, i.e. 'assimilated', but simply with upward social climbing and achievements. They did not seek to abandon Judaism in entering German society but to refor...

This book examines early Christian biography in detail and provides an alternative interpretation.

The Cambridge Companion to Machiavelli brings together sixteen original essays by leading experts, covering his life, his career in Florentine government, his reaction to the dramatic changes that affected Florence and Italy in his lifetime, and the most prominent themes of his thought.