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Book Title: The Jewish Decadence: Jews And The Aesthetics Of Modernity
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Jewish Decadence : Jews and the Aesthetics of Modernity
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), European / General, Jewish
Publication Year: 2021
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Jonathan Freedman
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Art
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
