Sperber (medicine and dentistry, U. of Alberta, Canada) et al. describe genes that influence facial development and maldevelopment, for individuals in anatomy, embryology, plastic and orofacial surger
Ideas, Dan Sperber argues, may be contagious. They may invade whole populations. In the process, the people, their environment, and the ideas themselves are being transformed. To explain culture is to
Although Jewish liturgy has its roots in antiquity, it evolved and developed throughout the ages to emerge in its present, largely standardized form. However, in some aspects, it is archaic, containin
The contemporary rabbi nowadays is influenced by the modern rabbinic establishments throughout the world, especially the rabbinate in Israel. This monopoly on opinions and interpretations of Talmudic
The Wise Rebbetzin: Women with Leadership Authority According to Halakha examines in detail the legitimacy for feminine leadership in Jewish law. Exploring the various manifestations of female leaders
"This volume examines the relationship between the two major categories of mitzvot: ritual mitzvot (between man and his Maker) and social-interpersonal mitzvot (between man and his neighbor). It is ar
Jonathan Sperber’s Revolutionary Europe, 1780 – 1850 is a history of Europe in the age of the French Revolution, from the end of the old regime to the outcome of the revolutions of 1848. Fully revised
Cover the major political events of this turbulent period and examines the lives or ordinary people and considers broad social and economic developments. Covers four major themes: the economic respon
The second half of the nineteenth century was an era of relative tranquillity and progress It was an age of free acquisition and disposition of private property among individuals and families, in a ph
