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draws on the most authoritative texts to provide a much-needed reminder of the power of his dramatic writing

this book shows how identity is constrained through myriad struggles over the meanings and practices of being Jewish

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Infectious Rhythm Inner Products draws on the most authoritativeBarbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion which both celebrates the diasporic spread of African culture, and serves as the justification for its brutal repression The essays in this book examine both the vital and violent ways in which recent