The making of Jewish revolutionaries in the pale of settlement : jewish community and identity during the Russian revolution and its aftermath, 1905-1907 / Inna Shtakser, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shtakser, Inna.

Series:

Palgrave studies in the history of social movements

Palgrave Studies in the history of social movements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish radicals--Russia--History--20th century.

Jewish radicals.

Jews--Russia--Identity--History--20th century.

Jews.

Jews--Cultural assimilation--Russia--History--20th century.

History.

Jews--Cultural assimilation.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Russia--History--Revolution, 1905-1907--Participation, Jewish.

Russia.

Russia--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

HISTORY / Europe / Russia et the Former Soviet Union / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Jewish / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Revolutionary / bisacsh.

Jews--Identity.

Military participation--Jewish.

Local Subjects:

HISTORY / Europe / Russia et the Former Soviet Union / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Jewish / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / bisacsh.

HISTORY / Revolutionary / bisacsh.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 205 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2014]

Summary:

"This book examines the emotional aspects of revolutionary experience during a critical turning point in both Russian and Jewish history - the 1905 Revolution. Inna Shtakser argues that radicalization involved an emotional transformation, which enabled many young revolutionaries to develop an activist attitude towards reality and a prioritization of feelings demanding action over others. Uncovering the links between feeling, idea and activism holds a special significance in the context of modern Jewish history. When pogroms swept through Jewish communities during 1905-06, young Jews who had fled years earlier, often after bitter conflicts with their families and a difficult rejection of traditions, returned to protect their communities. Never expecting to return or be accepted back, they arrived with new identities forged in radical study circles and revolutionary experience as activist, self-assertive Jews. The self-assertion that had earlier led them away made them more effective leaders than the traditional Jewish communal authorities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Becoming a Revolutionary: 1. The Road to a Revolutionary Identity; 2. The Radicalization of Students and Apprentices

Part II. Being a Revolutionary: 3. Identity Forged in Revolution; 4. The Emotional Experience of Revolutionary Activism; 5. Self-Defense as an Emotional Experience

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-199) and index.

ISBN:

9781137430229

1137430222

OCLC:

873725508

Publisher Number:

99959369895

40023934438

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