PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION
The English translation of Mr. Dubnow's Essay is based upon the authorized German translation, which was made from the original Russian. It is published under the joint auspices of the Jewish Publication Society of America and the Jewish Historical Society of England. H. S.
CONTENTS
[ PREFACE TO THE GERMAN TRANSLATION ]
[ PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION ]
[ DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS ]
[ I. THE RANGE OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
[ II. THE CONTENT OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
[ III. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JEWISH HISTORY ]
[ IV. THE HISTORICAL SYNTHESIS ]
[ V. THE PRIMARY OR BIBLICAL PERIOD ]
[ VI. THE SECONDARY OR SPIRITUAL-POLITICAL PERIOD ]
[ VII. THE TERTIARY TALMUDIC OR NATIONAL-RELIGIOUS PERIOD ]
[ VIII. THE GAONIC PERIOD, OR THE HEGEMONY OF THE ORIENTAL JEWS (500-980) ]
[ IX. THE RABBINIC-PHILOSOPHICAL PERIOD, OR THE HEGEMONY OF THE SPANISH JEWS ]
[ X. THE RABBINIC-MYSTICAL PERIOD, OR THE HEGEMONY OF THE GERMAN-POLISH ]
[ XI. THE MODERN PERIOD OF ENLIGHTENMENT (THE NINETEENTH CENTURY) ]
[ XII. THE TEACHINGS OF JEWISH HISTORY ]