Buy this book on-line Zangwill, Israel : They That Walk in Darkness: Ghetto TragediesPhiladelphia, Pa.: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1899.
Variant of 1st American edition with Jewish Publication Society of America imprint. 8vo. 486 pp., frontis. Jewish author and political activist, Israel Zangwill (1864-1926), was passionate about campaigning for the oppressed. Many of his works address women's suffrage, pacifism, Zionism, and Jewish emancipation. He was a strong believer of assimilation and is best known for his influential novel Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People (1892) which was later released as a play titled The Melting Pot (1908). Zangwill is credited with coining the term "melting pot" to describe the fusion of various cultures and ethnicities. Very good in brick red cloth, top edge gilt, ex-libris John Ruyle label within, in clear protective mylar jacket. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Zangwill, Israel : They That Walk in Darkness: Ghetto Tragedies. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, first editions, livres d'occasion, out-of-print books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |