Born to Kvetch; Yiddish Language and Culture in All its Moods
by Wex, Michael
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0312307411
- ISBN 13
- 9780312307417
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press [0-312-30741-1] 2005. (Hardcover) 303pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Glossary. There is a remainder mark on the bottom edge. "As the main spoken language of the Jews for more than a thousand years, Yiddish has had plenty to lament, plenty to conceal. Its phrases, idioms, and expressions paint a comprehensive picture of the mind-set that enabled the Jews of Europe to survive a millennium of unrelenting persecution: they never stopped kvetching". Book about Yiddish Language. (Language, Cultural Studies, Jewish People, Language, Linguistics, Social Behavior).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153671
- Title
- Born to Kvetch; Yiddish Language and Culture in All its Moods
- Author
- Wex, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0312307411
- ISBN 13
- 9780312307417
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- August 25, 2005
- Keywords
- Language, Cultural Studies, Jewish People, Language, Linguistics, Social Behavior
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- Reference;
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Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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