Presentations of offerings to the emperor-king on anniversaries of his accession became an
important imperial ritual in the court of Franz Joseph I. This book explores for the first time …

Boundaries are defined and maintained to establish and preserve cultural, societal and
political integrity. Boundaries change as territorial structures and their related meanings …

This article focuses on the changing cultural, social, and ideological characteristics of the
central Sephardi Rabban Yochanan Ben-Zakai synagogue in Jerusalem, as a lens reflecting …

This article focuses on the Jewish community committees established in the mixed cities of
Mandatory Palestine and their role as an agent for instilling nationalistic consciousness and …

Kidron examines the ways in which Zionist settlers in Palestine used the crisis brought about
by the advent of the First World War as an effective instrument through which to achieve a …