Steven A Epstein: 6 books

Book cover of Speaking of Slavery

Speaking of Slavery

Color, Ethnicity, and Human Bondage in Italy

by Steven A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018

In this highly original work, Steven A. Epstein shows that the ways Italians employ words and think about race and labor are profoundly affected by the language used in medieval Italy to sustain a system of slavery. The author's findings about the surprising persistence of the "language of slavery"...
Book cover of Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528
by Steven A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000

Set in the middle of the Italian Riviera, Genoa is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. But Genoa was also one of medieval Europe's major centers of trade and commerce. In Genoa and the Genoese, 958-1528, Steven Epstein has written the first comprehensive history of the city...
Book cover of The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine

The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine

A Genoese Mind in Medieval Europe

by Steven A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015

Jacopo da Varagine (c. 1228–1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work The Golden Legend, a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260–67, The Golden Legend quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints’ lives. One indication of its...
Book cover of The Medieval Discovery of Nature
by Steven A. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012

This book examines the relationship between humans and nature that evolved in medieval Europe over the course of a millennium. From the beginning, people lived in nature and discovered things about it. Ancient societies bequeathed to the Middle Ages both the Bible and a pagan conception of natural...
Book cover of Judaism and Health

Judaism and Health

A Handbook of Practical, Professional and Scholarly Resources

by Rabbi Mychal B. Springer, Rabbi Stephanie Dickstein, LMSW
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013

The first state-of-the-art, comprehensive resource to encompass the wide breadth of the rapidly growing field of Judaism and health. "For Jews, religion and medicine (and science) are not inherently in conflict, even within the Torah-observant community, but rather can be friendly partners...
Book cover of Starting and Running a Business All-in-One For Dummies
by Liz Barclay, Colin Barrow, Paul Barrow
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011

Written by a team of business and fi nance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business. Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and...
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