THE FALASHAS by David Kessler ( 9780714641706 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE FALASHAS
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE JEWS OF ETHIOPIA

By:

David Kessler

Format:

Paperback

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£61.99

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ISBN 10:

0714641707

ISBN 13:

9780714641706

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 August, 1996

Edition:

3rd Revised edition

Pages:

224

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Synopsis:

This third, revised edition comprises the whole of the original volume and is enhanced by the addition of a new preface and afterward which seek to reply to criticisms of the authors argument about the origins of the Falashas, and include some new thinking on the subject. Drawing on tradition and legend to reinforce his argument, the author again traces the source of the community to the Jewish settlements which existed in ancient Egypt (particularly at Elephantine on the Nile) and in the ancient Meroitic Kingdom, in present day Sudan known in the Bible as Cush. The story told in this book is remarkable, heroic and stimulating and makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the history of the horn of Africa.

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1, black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Frank Cass Publishers

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