The Marital Knot: Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850
This book tells the family stories of men and women who lived hundreds of years ago. Focusing on agunot, literally “chained…
A New Orient: From German Scholarship to Middle Eastern Studies in Israel
This study seeks to examine the history of Zionist academic Orientalism—referred to throughout as Oriental Studies, the term contemporary English…
Jewish Country Houses
Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish country houses—properties…
Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them
As Boston approaches its four-hundredth anniversary, it is remarkable that it still maintains its historic character despite constant development. The…
The Spice Ports: Mapping the Origins of the Global Sea Trade
Globalisation became possible once sailors could master the winds and the sea and develop the skills of ship-building and navigation. Traders then took…
The Green Ages: Medieval Innovations in Sustainability
In this fascinating meld of history and ecological economics, the author uncovers the medieval precedents for modern concepts of sustainable living….
The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of Desire
Since the days of the Persian Empire, caviar has meant status, wealth, prestige, and sex appeal. Today it sells up to $650 an ounce, and aficionados…
CASE 5.1 Boston MedFlight: Leveraging Data to Design a New Helicopter Algorithm: In The Heller Social Impact Case Collection
This case describes the potential introduction of a new helicopter operation named “Smart Launch” at the leading non-profit air ambulance…
On James Baldwin
Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish…
Environmental Futures: An International Literary Anthology
A global anthology, curated by experts from around the world, draws on fiction and poetry to examine environmental challenges and their implications…
Holy Rebellion: Religious Feminism and the Transformation of Judaism and Women’s Rights in Israel
In Holy Rebellion, Ronit Irshai and Tanya Zion-Waldoks examine social change in Israel through a rigorous analysis of the shifting entanglements of…
Chaim Weizmann: A Biography
In Chaim Weizmann: A Biography, Jehuda Reinharz and Motti Golani show how Weizmann, a leader of the World Zionist Organization who became the first…
