ebooks Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World (Jewish Culture and Contexts) by Mark R. Cohen in History

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In classic Dixie storytelling fashion; with a rare blend of literary elegance and plainspoken humor; the inimitably charming; staunchly Southern Julia Reed wends her way below the Mason-Dixon line and observes many phenomena– from politics; religion; and women to weather; guns; and what she calls “drinking and other Southern pursuits.” To hear Reed tell it; the South is another country. She builds an entertaining and persuasive case; using as examples everything from its unfathomable codes of conduct to its disciplined fashion sense. And then there is Southern food; which is an entire world apart: Gumbo; grits; greens; and; of course; fried chicken make memorable appearances in Reed’s essays; which will amuse; delight; and even explain a thing or two to baffled Yankees everywhere.