Jewish Polity: Jewish Political Organization from Biblical Times to the Present

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This major work covers the Jewish political tradition from its biblical beginnings to the present day. The tradition is illuminated in its various epochs by identifying how its principles and modes of action were embodied in the institutions of the Jewish people over their long history.

This is a pioneering work in studying Jewish political structures from Biblical times down to the present. One of the surprising revelations here is the degree of autonomy that Jews often had in their communal life when living in difficult and straitened circumstances.