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Rothschilds

The Untold Family Story

Av Harry Freedman

399 kr

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Revealing the people behind the Rothschild name, The Rothschilds explores the lives and legacy of one of the best-known and most impactful families in modern history.The Rothschild name has long been synonymous with wealth and privilege, but as Jews the family has also been dogged by prejudice and hatred.Antisemitism followed them from their earliest beginnings in the oppressive Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt, where Jews were not allowed out after nightfall, to the lofty summits of high finance, art, and culture.However, behind the myths, the glamor, and the conspiracy theories are a group of relatives whose individualism, personalities and occasional eccentricities have been obscured by their shared surname.In The Rothschilds, Harry Freedman delves into their lives on a historical tour, marked by an unfailing attention to the influence of individual family members on world events.We travel from the genesis of the Rothschild international banking empire to the impact of individual Rothschilds in multiple fields over the past 250 years.Spanning war, politics and the industrial revolution, art, architecture and interior design, zoology, smuggling, and counter-terrorism and the ongoing struggle against entrenched anti-Jewish bigotry in different historical eras and places.The Rothschilds reveals a truly new story of a very old family, making a great contribution both to history and our understanding of a dynasty that has shaped our world.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-01-14
  • Mått: 156 x 235 x 30 mm
  • Vikt: 469 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 336
  • Förlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • ISBN: 9781335000972
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Harry Freedman writes best-selling books on culture and history. Previous titles include Shylock's Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice's Jews and the Ghetto (2024), Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius (2021), Bob Dylan: Jewish Roots, American Soil (2025), The Talmud: A Biography (2014), and Britain’s Jews (2022). He writes weekly articles about Jewish history at harryfreedman.substack.com and lives in London with his wife Karen.

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“Fascinating and often amusing detail… A readable history of an important family.” —Booklist"Erudite and intricately contextualized, yet always fast-moving and engaging, Harry Freedman’s study of the Rothschilds shows how a family name that conspiracy theorists have tried to make a monolithic byword for money and power hides a story as richly variegated and full of compelling characters as Jewish history itself." —George Prochnik, author of The Impossible Exile, winner of the National Jewish Book Award “The Rothschilds tells the story of a Jewish dynasty that rose spectacularly from the ghetto. They have proven to be indefatigable, and their fortunes and philanthropy have shaped the world. Harry Freedman’s telling is lively, readable and compelling.” —Barry Strauss, author of Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire

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