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When is political compromise acceptable--and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compro

Papers presented at the Second Jerusalem Philosophical Encounter, April 1976

How to be decent, how to build a decent society, emerges out of Margalit's analysis of the corrosive functioning of humiliation in its many forms. Thi

Adultery, treason, and apostasy no longer carry the weight they once did. Yet we constantly see and hear stories of betrayal, and many people have per

Margalit's work offers a philosophy for our time, when, in the wake of overwhelming atrocities, memory can seem more crippling than liberating, a forc

Ranging with authority from the Talmud to Maimonides, from Marx to Nietzsche and on to G.E. Moore, this account of a subject central to our culture al

Two brilliant scholars at the height of their powers conduct a profound investigation of the history of anti-Western stereotypes - and find their orig

Volgens Ian Buruma en Avishai Margalit is het gevaarlijk dat deze vraag hier nooit wordt gesteld. Ze beargumenteren dat de oorsprong van alle schadeli

Offers a compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel became more accepted in their communities. Until fairly recently, Orthodox peo

Offers a compelling look at how Orthodox Jewish LGBT persons in Israel became more accepted in their communities. Until fairly recently, Orthodox peo

The Jewish Family: Between Family Law and Contract Law examines Jewish family law in the light of new attitudes concerning the role of women, assisted

The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.

The world suddenly changed into hell as the rivers and lakes turned into blood. The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean could not be left behind. The

The last few decades have witnessed dramatic changes affecting the institutions of family and parenthood. If, in the past, the classic family was defi

Explores the plight of gypsies in Germany before, during and since the era of the Third Reich. The book reveals the painful record of the official tre