Russia gathers her Jews : the origins of the "Jewish question" in Russia, 1772-1825 / John Doyle Klier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klier, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Russia--History--18th century.

Jews.

Jews--Russia--History--19th century.

History.

Russia.

Antisemitism--Russia.

Antisemitism.

Russia--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 236 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

[Paperback edition].

Place of Publication:

Dekalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press, [2011]

Summary:

This classic study by the late John Doyle Klier is considered to be a seminal text on modern Jewish history by one of the foremost scholars in the field. In this, his first book, Klier offers an important analysis of Russia's early acquisition of, attitudes toward, and administration of its Jewish population. He argues that the Russian response to the Jewish Question was based less on a tradition of religious antipathy than on the failure to develop a consistent, well-articulated policy in the face of a new and unusual problem. This failure led to ineffective social legislation and became the legacy of Russia's first encounter with the Jews. This essential book will be of enduring interest to scholars of modern Russian and Jewish history. Book jacket.

Contents:

Poland-Lithuania : "paradise for the Jews"

Russia's ambiguous Jewish legacy

Russia and the Jews : first impressions, 1772-1796

The discovery of the Jewish question in Russia, 1796-1801

A phantom in the air : the statute of 1804

The vicissitudes of reform, 1804-1825

Russians and Jews : the unofficial view.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-223) and index.

ISBN:

0875809839

9780875809830

OCLC:

696296746

Publisher Number:

99943266378