{"product_id":"german-jews-a-dual-identity-hardcover","title":"German Jews: A Dual Identity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul R. Mendes-Flohr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. M. Beekman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorg Eberhard Rumpf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. E. Rumphius, also known as the \"Indian Pliny,\" was one of the great tropical naturalists of the seventeenth century. Born in Germany, he spent most of his life in the employ of the Dutch East India Company, stationed on the island of Ambon in eastern Indonesia. He wrote two major works; this one, the first modern work on tropical fauna, was published posthumously in Dutch in 1705. A classic text of natural history, it is now available in English for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe descriptions in \"The Ambonese Curiosity Cabinet cover \"the gamut of organisms found in the seas surrounding Ambon--crabs, shrimp, sea urchins, mussels--as well as minerals and rare concretions taken from animals and plants. A series of exquisite etchings accompanies the descriptions. The book has been masterfully translated and extensively annotated by E. M. Beekman, whose introduction provides the first biography of Rumphius in English that incorporates new material. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Mendes-Flohr\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Jewish thought and an associate of the Franz Rosenzweig Center for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Land of Two Peoples, From Mysticism to Dialogue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDivided Passions\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecoauthor with Jehuda Reinharz of \u003ci\u003eThe Jew in the Modern World.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45310880743526,"sku":"9780300076233","price":113.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b0NoT0NVeVFRUDgzSFFOOGx4UmEvZz09.webp?v=1774259433","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/german-jews-a-dual-identity-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}