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Taras Bulba / by Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich,1809-1852.(CARDINAL)141770; Constantine, Peter,1963-(CARDINAL)368212; Kaplan, Robert D.,1952-(CARDINAL)740442;
Gogol's epic tale, in the first new English translation in 40 years, recounts a bloody Cossack revolt against the Poles, led by the bold Taras Bulba of Ukrainian folk mythology, and the trials of his two sons, one of whom falls in love with a Polish girl and eventually is killed by his father in battle, the second of whom is executed before his father's anguished eyes.
Subjects: Fiction.; Novels.; Bulba, Taras (Fictitious character); Sixteenth century;
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The Jew in the medieval world / by Marcus, Jacob Rader,1896-1995.(CARDINAL)141342;
Subjects: Julian.; Constantine.; St. Ambrose.; Pope Greagory the Great.; St. William of Norwich.; Pope Innocent III.; Pope Gregory X.; Luther, Martin.; Josel of Rosheim.; Aaron the mystic; David Alroy; Reuveni, David, active 16th century.; Molko, Solomon.; Luria, Isaac.; Shabbethai Tzevi, 1626-1676; Saadia.; Paltiel of Egypt.; Ha-Nagid, Samuel, Vizier of Granada.; Rashi.; Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204.; Nasi, Joseph, 1520-1579; Meisel, Mordecai; Glueckel, of Hameln, 1646-1724; Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677; Maimon, Salomon, 1754-1800.; Ha-Levi, Asher ben; Joseph of Sienna.; Reiniger, Baruch.; Ber of Bolechow.; Justinian; Ḥarba de-Mosheh.; Liber judiciorum.; Jews; Jews; Constantine the Great, Laws of.; Constantius, Laws of.; Theodosius II, Law of.; Pact of Omar; Black Death; Council of Elvira.; Council of Nicaea.; Crusaders.; York Riots.; Inquisition; Shulhan Aruk; Lithuanian Council.; Chazars, Jewish Kingdom of.; Karaites; Cabala.; Hasidim; Frankists.; Wills, Ethical; Amatus, Oath of.; Education; Barbers' Guild; Cossack Revolt;
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The gates of Europe : a history of Ukraine / by Plokhy, Serhii,1957-(CARDINAL)352836;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-380) and index.On the Pontic frontier. The edge of the world ; The advent of the Slavs ; Vikings on the Dnieper ; Byzantium north ; The keys to Kyiv ; Pax mongolica -- East meets West. The making of Ukraine ; The cossacks ; Eastern reformations ; The Great Revolt ; The partitions ; The verdict of Poltava -- Between the empires. The new frontiers ; The books of the genesis ; The porous border ; On the move ; The unfinished revolution -- The wars of the world. The birth of a nation ; A shattered dream ; Communism and nationalism ; Stalin's fortress ; Hitler's Lebensraum ; The victors -- The road to independence. The second Soviet republic ; Farewell to the empire ; Independence at last! ; The price of freedom -- The meanings of history -- Historical timeline -- Who's who in Ukrainian history."From one of the foremost experts on Ukraine and the former USSR, a concise, authoritative history of Ukraine. Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's existence as a sovereign nation. As award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraine's past in order to understand its fraught present and likely future. Situated between Europe, Russia, and the Asian East, Ukraine was shaped by the empires that have used it as a strategic gateway between East and West--from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, all have engaged in global fights for supremacy on Ukrainian soil. Each invading army left a lasting mark on the landscape and on the population, making modern Ukraine an amalgam of competing cultures. Authoritative and vividly written, The Gates of Europe will be the definitive history of Ukraine for years to come"--
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The gates of Europe : a history of Ukraine / by Plokhy, Serhii,1957-author.(CARDINAL)352836;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-392) and index."As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty. ... This revised edition contains new material that brings this definitive history up to the present, from the election of Volodymyr Zelensky to the role of Ukraine in Trump's impeachment. As Ukraine once again finds itself at the center of global attention, Plokhy brings its history to vivid life as he connects the nation's past with its present and future."--
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The Jew in the medieval world : a source book, 315-1791 / by Marcus, Jacob Rader,1896-1995.(CARDINAL)141342;
Bibliography at end of most of the chapters; "References to sources": pages 469-479.Editor's Introduction -- Preface -- A Note on the Bibliographie -- Abbreviations -- Section 1 The State and the Jew: 1. Jews and the Later Roman Law, 315-531. I. Laws of Constantine the Great, 315; II. Laws of Constantius, 339; III. A Law of Theodosius II, 439; IV. A Law of Justinian, 531 -- 2. Julian and the Jews, 361-363. I. Julian Proposes to Rebuild Jerusalem, 362-363; II. The Failure to Rebuild the Temple, 363 -- 3. Islam and the Jews, 600-1772. I. Pact of Omar, The Ninth Century (?); II. The Status of Jews and Christians in Moslem Lands, 1772 -- 4. The Jews of Spain and the Visigothic Code, 654-681. I. Memorial of the Jews Presented to the King, 654; II. Jews Shall Not Remove Themselves or Their Children or Slaves from the Blessing of Baptism, 681 -- 5. The Expulsion of the Jews from France, 1182 -- 6. The Charter of the Jews of the Duchy of Austria, 1244 -- 7. Medieval Spanish Law and the Jews. Las siete partidas, 1265 -- 8. St. Louis and the Jews, before 1270 -- 9. The Black Death and the Jews, 1348-1349. I. The Confession of Agimet of Geneva, 1348; II. The Cremation of Strasbourg Jewry, 1349; III. The Epitaph of Asher Aben Turiel, 1349 -- 10. An Oath Taken by Jews, about 1392 -- 11. The Expulsion from Spain, 1492 -- 12. The Massacre of the New Christians of Lisbon, 1506 -- 13. The Cairo Purim, 1524 -- 14. A Petition for the Readmission of the Jews to England, 1655 -- 15. The Settlement of the Jews in North America, 1654-1655. I. Stuyvesant's Attempt to Expel the Jews, 1654; II. Amsterdam Jewry's Successful Intercession for the Manhattan Immigrants, 1655; III. The Answer of the West India Company to Stuyvesant, 1655; IV. The Jews of New York City, 1748 -- 16. The Readmission of the Jews into Brandenburg, 1671 -- 17. Rhode Island Refuses To Naturalize Aaron Lopez, 1762. I. Why the Court Refused to Naturalize Aaron Lopez, 1762; II. Ezra Stiles Believes that the Jews will Never Become Citizens, 1762; III. The Character of Aaron Lopez, 1782 -- 18. The Charter Decreed by Frederick II for the Jews of Prussia, 1750 -- Section II The Church and the Jew: 19. The Council of Elvira, about 300 -- 20. Christianity Objects to the Sabbath and to the Jewish Dating of Easter, about 189-about 381. I. Easter and Passover are Observed on the Same Day in Asia Minor, about 189; II. The Council of Nicaea Changes the Date of Easter, 325; III. Constantine Declares Sunday a Legal Holiday, 321; IV. The Council of Laodicea Forbids Christians to Observe the Sabbath, Between 343 and 381 -- 21. St. Ambrose and the Jews, 388. I. Ambrose to Emperor Theodosius; II. Ambrose to his Sister -- 22. Pope Gregory the Great and the Jews, 590-604. I. Gregory to the Bishops of Arles and Marseilles, 591; II. Gregory to Fantinus of Palermo, 598 -- 23. The Crusaders of Mayence, 1096 -- 24. The Accusation of the Ritual Murder of St. William of Norwich, 1144 -- 25. The Ritual Murder Accusation at Blois, 1171 -- 26. The York Riots, 1190 -- 27. Innocent and the Jews, 1215. I. Concerning the Interest Taken by Jews; II. That Jews Should be Distinguished from Christians in Dress; III. That Jews not be Appointed to Public Offices; IV. Converts Must not Observe the Old Customs of the Jews; V. The Expedition to Recover the Holy Land -- 28. The Jewess Who Became a Catholic, about 1220 -- 29. The Burning of the Talmud, 1239-1248. I. Odo to Innocent IV, 1247; II. Condemnation of the Talmud by Odo, 1248; III. A Defender of the Talmud Dies, 1241 -- 30. A Bull of Pope Gregory X, 1272 -- 31. The Passau Host Desecration, 1478 -- 32. Reuchlin's Appeal to Bonetto de Lattes, 1513 -- 33. Martin Luther and the Jews, 1523-1543. I. That Jesus Christ was Born a Jew, 1523; II. Concerning the Jews and Their Lies, 1543 -- 34. The Burning of the Talmud in Italy, 1553 -- 35. The Spanish Inquisition at Work, 1568 -- 36. The Martyrdom of the Reizes Brothers, 1728 -- 37. The Punishment for Sacrilege, 1761 -- Section III Jewry and the Individual Jew: A. Jewish Self-Government -- 38. Jewish Autonomy in Babylon, about 1168 -- 39. The Ban of Solomon ben Adret, 1305 -- 40. Sumptuary and Other Police Laws, 1416-1740. I. Forli, Italy, 1418; II. Valladolid, Spain, 1432; III. Cracow, Poland, 1595-1616; IV. Lithuania, 1637; V. Metz, France, 1690-1697; VI. Carpentras, Papal-France, 1740 -- 41. Josel of Rosheim, 1537-1547 -- 42. The Shulhan Aruk, 1564-1565 -- 43. The Council of Four Lands and the LIthuanian Council, about 1582-1764. I. Philanthropy and Justice Among Polish Jews, about 1648; II. Bankruptcy Laws of the Council of Four Lands, 1624; III. Laws of the Lithuanian council Governing Tax Collections and Recourse to Courts, 1623-1632 -- 44. The Constitution of the Jewish Community of Sugenheim Town, 1756 -- 45. The Messiah in Crete, about 431 -- 46. The Medieval Jewish Kingdom of the Chazars, 740-1259. I. The Letter of Rabbi Hasdai, Son of Isaac ibn Shaprut, to the King of the Chazars, about 960; II. The Letter of Joseph the King to Hasdai Son of Isaac ibn Shaprut, about 960 -- 47. Anan and the Rise of Karaism, about 760. I. A Rabbanite Account of the Origin of Karaism, 905(?); II. Abraham ibn Daud's Account of Anan, about 1161; III. A Karaitic Account of Anan, 1757; IV. A Karaitic Attack on Rabbinical Tradition, 960-1000 -- 48. Aaron the Mystic, of Bagdad, about 870 -- 49. Practical Cabala, about 900-1400. I.-IV. The Sword of Moses, Tenth Century; V. The Wisdom of the Chaldeans, Fourteenth Century -- 50. David Alroy, False Messiah, about 1146-1147 -- 51. David Reubeni and Solomon Molko, 1524-1532 -- 52. Isaac Luria, the Cabalist, 1534-1572. I. A Short Biography of the "Lion," about 1607; II. Abraham Galante's Theft, 1569-1572 -- 53. Shabbethai Zebi, False Messiah, 1666 -- 54. The Rise of the Hasidim, about 1735-1740. I. The Career of the Besht Before He Began His Public Ministry, about 1700-1740; II. Tainted Money; III. Fasting and True Religion -- 55. An Attack on the Hasidim, 1786 -- 56. The Frankists, 1755-1817. I. Frank and His Ideas, 1755-1759; II. The Latter Days of Frank, 1760-1791 -- 57. Saadia, 882-942 -- 58. Paltiel of Egypt, about 952- about 976 -- 59. Samuel Ha-Nagid, Vizier of Granada, 993-d. After 1056 -- 60. Rashi, about 1100. I. Forced Converts to Christianity During the Days of the First Crusade, 1096-1105; II. Rashi Defends an Unfortunate Woman, before 1105 -- 61. Rashi's Grandson and the Crusaders, 1147 -- 62. Maimonides, 1135-1204. I. Maimonides' Letter to ibn Djabir, about 1191; II. Maimonides' Letter to Samuel ibn Tibbon, 1199 -- 63. Ethical Wills, Twelfth and Fourteenth Centuries. I. A Father's Admonition, of Judah Ibn Tibbon, about 1160-1180; II. Testament of Eleazar of Mayence, about 1357 -- 64. The Oath of Amatus, 1559 -- 65. Joseph Nasi Rebuilds Tiberias, 1564 -- 66. Mordecai Meisel, Financier and Philanthropist, 1528-1601. I. Meisel the Philanthropist, 1592; II. The Confiscation of Meisel's Wealth, 1601 -- 67. An Accident and Its Consequences, about 1600 -- 68. The Memoirs of Glückel of Hamlen, 1646-1719. I. The Dangers of Pawnbroking, about 1645; II. The Thief who Died a Martyr, about 1670 --69. Baruch Spinoza, Philosopher, 1632-1677 -- 70. Solomon Maimon in Poland, 1760-1765. I. A Polish Jewish Scholl of the Middle Eighteenth Century; II. The Married Life of Young Maimon; III. Prince Radziwill and his Jews -- 71. A Jewish Skipper and His Crew, 404 -- 72. Bodo and the Jews, 838-847 -- 73. A Jewish Merchant in Arabia and Thibet, about 913 -- 74. How the Medieval Jew Understood the Bile, 1105 -- 75. Maimonides on Art and Charity, 1180. I. Gifts to the Poor; II. Art and Idolatry -- 76. The Shylock Legend, 1200-1587. I. The Hard Creditor, about 1200; II. The Christian Shylock, 1587 -- 77. Jewish Education, about 1180-1680. I. A Course of Study, about 1180; II. Books and Schools, about 1200; III. Order of Instruction of the Holy Congregation of the Sephardim, before 1680 -- 78. A Proposed Jewish College, 1564 -- 79. The Woman Who Refused To Remain the Wife of an Innkeeper, 1470 -- 80. Palermo and Alexandria, 1488 -- 81. A Jewish "Beautician," 1508 -- 82. Jewish Books and Their Printers, 1531-1719. I. Gershon Soncino Writes a Title Page, 1531-1532; II. A Printer's Appeal for Customers, 1545; III. An Approbation, Permit of the Rabbis, 1600; IV. The Censorship of Hebrew Books in Italy, 1637; V. The Revelations of a Colophon, 1719 -- 83. Turkish Jewry, 1553-1555 -- 84. Gambling: an Attack and a Defense, 1584 -- 85. Anti-Christian Polemics, before 1594 -- 86. The Notebook of Asher ben Eliezer Ha-Levi, 1598-1634. I. A Narrow Escape, 1625; II. Defamation in the Hapsburg Lands, 1626-1627; III. Trouble with the Local Officials, 1629 -- 87. Seventeenth Century Memoirs. I. The Troubles of Joseph of Sienna, 1625-1632; II. Boyhood in Moravia, 1663-1681 -- 88. Leon of Modena on Jewish Languages and Money-Lenders, 1616. I. Of Their Language, Pronunciation, Writing, and Preaching; II. Of Their Trading and Usury -- 89. A Letter of Baruch Reiniger, a butcher, 1619 -- 90. Ten Commandments for the Married Woman, before 1620 -- 91. The Barbers' Build at Cracow, 1639 -- 92. The cossack revolt and the Fall of Nemirov, 1648 -- 93. The Ransom of Captives, 1649-1708. I. The Lithuanian National Jewish Council Authorizes the Ransom of Polish Jewish Captives, 1649; II. The Lithuanian Council Raises Money to Ransom Jewish Captives Held in the Turkish Lands, 1652; III. An Appeal to Ransom an Italian Jewish Prisoner of War, 1708 -- 94. A Gentile Seeks to Force a Jewess into Marriage, before 1690 -- 95. An Attack on Hypocrisy, about 1700 -- 96. Ber of Bolechow and His Times, 1728 -- Acknowledgments -- References to Sources -- Index
Subjects: Jews; Jews; Jews;
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The city and the Tsar; Peter the Great and the move to the west, 1648-1762. by Lamb, Harold,1892-1962.(CARDINAL)129738;
Bibliography included in "Acknowledgment" (pages 332-335).I. The two gates of Muscovy. Great master ; Dezhnev the hunter ; The freebooters of Yakutsk ; The tsar's plan and the bureau's performance ; Nikifor Chernigovsky's republic ; The young Natalia ; The first favorites ; Light from the West ; Alexis asks a blessing -- II. The young Westerners. Weakness of the throne ; Calling in of the Streltsi ; The ghosts of the Tartar Khans ; Journal of Nicholas Spathary ; What Father Gerbillon witnessed ; Opening of the Baraba Steppe ; Sophia's seat behind the two thrones ; The road to the Krim ; Suburb of the foreigners ; The fort and the boat ; Francois Lefort ; The storm on the frozen sea ; The ships go down to Azov ; Atlasov's sixty Cossacks -- III. The tour of Europe and the invasion. The great embassy ; The hired minds ; Failure of the mission ; Patrick Gordon at the Istra ; Testimony of Johann Korb ; The rise of Alexashka ; The compelling forces ; The road to Narva ; The church bells and the army cannon ; How the foundations of Petersburg were laid ; Poltava ; Revolt of the southern frontier ; Mazeppa and Charles ; Penetration of the Ukraine and the Baltic ; Invasion of the wilderness ; The capitulation on the Pruth -- IV. Rise of the makers of the reign. Alexis in Moscow ; Testimony of the tongues ; The case of Alexis in Vienna ; Peter's other self ; The Lutheran church and the fleet ; Judgment of a Dolgoruky ; Purge of Moscow and execution of Alexis ; The venture to Paris ; Pastor Gluck's academy ; The ancient stones and the strange bones ; The case of Mary Hamilton ; Peace and the great flood ; The silent migration ; The purge of the favorites -- V. The turning to the East. Little Demidov and the far mountains ; Testimony of Stralenberg ; What John Bell of Antermony saw ; Failure in the Caucasus ; The hidden conflict ; The birth of a new nation ; The unknown land -- VI. Reaction of the land against the city. Impotency of the family ; Return to Moscow ; Peter's changes, the legend and the reality ; End of the dynasty ; Age of Biron ; End of the Germans ; The bronze horseman and the new land -- Afterword : The different judgments of Peter.
Subjects: Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725.;
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