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Benjamin Disraeli (Jewish Encounters Series) 1st Edition

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3.9 out of 5 stars 11 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0805242492
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Product Details

  • Series: Jewish Encounters Series
  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Schocken; 1 edition (September 2, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 080524249X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805242492
  • Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 1.1 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #937,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat "one-stop" primer on "Dizzy"
By noochinator on June 14, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Kirsch covers Disraeli's life and political career, with detailed discussion of each of his novels. Kirsch is interested in politics, literature and the Jewish faith, so he is an ideal guide into Disraeli's world. Clocks in at just over 200 pages, giving maximum reward for minimum effort. 'ighly recommend!
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4.0 out of 5 starsWorth Reading
By El Gringo on April 18, 2013
Format: Hardcover
Yes, the size of this book is slight compared to 400+ page behemoths that typically crowd the biography shelf. And yes, since this is part of the Jewish Encounters series, Adam Kirsch, the author, spends time discussing Disraeli's thoughts and feelings about being a Jew in Victorian England.

Still if you search for current biographies of Disraeli, you won't find much (at least on this side of the pond).

The book's size makes it ideal for the tote bag or carry-on; and in a day at the beach or a flight across the country a dedicated reader can learn something about and interesting man and his times.
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2.0 out of 5 starsDisraeli yes, biography no!
By Koz on March 10, 2009
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Disraeli by Kirsch is not a biography. It is a judeo-centric analysis of his political life.Every action is explained as a result of his Jewishness. It is a well-written dissertation, not an enlightening biography. Although it is short it is incredibly repetitive. There is no discussion of his life in the context of the history of the time. This should be your 4th or 5th book on Disraeli not your first. This is the third book I've read in the Jewish Encounters series (Maimonides by Nuland and Wicked Son by Mamet are the others). No more. They have all been lousy.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBeautifully Written and Insightful
By Harold M. Heft on February 26, 2009
Format: Hardcover
If you are looking for a comprehensive fact-laden, footnoted biography of Disraeli, this isn't it. But if you want insights into the ambitions and contradictions of one of the most intriguing political figures of modern history, Kirsch's book is well worth reading. The author artfully uses Disraeli's own novels to explore his subject's ambivalence about his Jewishness, his drive for power and fame, and his political beliefs. Disraeli comes alive in these pages as a recognizable human being - troubled, resourceful, brash...a man of his time and transcending his time. Beautifully written, this is a brisk, compelling, entertaining read, providing a both a concise history and convincing analysis of Disraeli's motivations. Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 starsBenjamin Disraeli (Jewish Ecounters)
By Carol on March 8, 2009
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This was an excellent book on an interesting character. The first Jewish Prime Minister of Great Britian and how he got there. Anyone interested in the Jewish dimension and how an outsider became the PM of England is fascinating reading.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA monograph, not a biography
By Dr. Emily Kurtz on February 13, 2009
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Again with the disappointments. This book is fine when it discusses D'Israeli's political life, but when it tries to use his novels as illustrators of his Jewish identity and of his authorial intentions, it lost me. Any kind of fictional analyses dealing with intention or personal biography are faulty and conjectural at best. Plus the way the author goes through each novel, summarizing its plot, is mind-numbingly boring. The thesis here is thin so I guess that is why Kirsch had to resort to analyzing the novels.

This would not even qualify as a dissertation--it is a monograph. So read with a grain of salt, enjoying the political profile but ignoring the "literary" exegeses.
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