INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Note on Transliteration and Translation ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER ONE: LANGUAGES OF LEISURE IN THE HOME, THE COFFEE HOUSE, AND THE CINEMA 26
7. CHAPTER TWO: PEDDLERS, TRADERS, AND THE LANGUAGES OF COMMERCE 62
8. CHAPTER THREE: CLERKS, TRANSLATORS ,AND THE LANGUAGES OF BUREAUCRACY 99
9. CHAPTER FOUR: ZION IN BABEL 142
10. CHAPTER FIVE: HEBREW EDUCATION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST 181
11. CONCLUSION: THE PERSISTENCE OF BABEL 222
12. NOTES 231
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 275
14. INDEX 303