{"product_id":"the-last-anglo-jewish-gentleman-the-life-and-times-of-redcliffe-nathan-salaman-hardback-9780253061744","title":"The Last Anglo-Jewish Gentleman; The Life and Times of Redcliffe Nathan Salaman (Hardback) 9780253061744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Last Anglo-Jewish Gentleman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life and Times of Redcliffe Nathan Salaman\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTodd M. Endelman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253061744\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, 18 b\u0026amp;w photos - 18 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.667 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a narrow study of Salaman's life, this detailed biography provides insight into the world of the old Anglo-Jewish elite as it confronted, and in some cases was subsumed by, the modern world. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e - F. Krome, University of Cincinnati, Clermont College (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRedcliffe Salaman (1874–1955) was an English Jew of many facets: a country gentleman, a physician, a biologist who pioneered the breeding of blight-free strains of potatoes, a Jewish nationalist, and a race scientist. A well-known figure in his own time, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Anglo-Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGentleman \u003c\/i\u003erestores him to his place in the history of British science and the British Jewish community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eRedcliffe Salaman was also a leading figure in the Anglo-Jewish community in the 20th century. At the same time, he was also an incisive critic of the changing character of that community. His groundbreaking book,\u003ci\u003e The History and Social Influence of the Potato\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1949 and in print ever since, is a classic in social history. His wife Nina was a feminist, poet, essayist, and translator of medieval Hebrew poetry. She was the first (and to this day, only) woman to deliver a sermon in an Orthodox synagogue in Britain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last-Anglo Jewish Gentleman \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a compelling biography of a unique individual. It also provides insights into the life of English Jews during the late-19th and early-20th centuries and brings to light largely unknown controversies and tensions in Jewish life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eNote on Sources\u003cbr\u003eFamily Tree\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Family Background and Early Years\u003cbr\u003e2. Medicine and Marriage\u003cbr\u003e3. Homestall\u003cbr\u003e4. Race Science\u003cbr\u003e5. Nina and the Hebrew Poets\u003cbr\u003e6. World War I and the Land of Israel\u003cbr\u003e7. The Home Front\u003cbr\u003e8. Communal Work and Personal Loss\u003cbr\u003e9. The Jewish Health Organization of Great Britain\u003cbr\u003e10. Conflicts at Home and Abroad\u003cbr\u003e11. The Potato Book\u003cbr\u003e12. Communal Gadfly\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525493059864,"sku":"9780253061744","price":67.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-last-anglo-jewish-gentleman-the-life-and-times-of-redcliffe-nathan-salaman-hardback-9780253061744","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}