Jewish souls, bureaucratic minds : Jewish bureaucracy and policymaking in late imperial Russia, 1850-1917 / Vassili Schedrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schedrin, Vassili, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Russia--Politics and government--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Russia--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Russia.

Physical Description:

xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Jewish Souls, Bureaucratic Minds examines the phenomenon of Jewish bureaucracy in the Russian empire-its institutions, personnel, and policies-from 1850 to 1917. Vassili Schedrin illustrates how, at the local level, expert Jews advised the state, negotiated power, influenced decisionmaking, and shaped Russian state policy toward the Jews. Schedrin sheds light on the complex interactions between the Russian state, modern Jewish elites, and Jewish communities. Based on extensive new archival data from the former Soviet archives, this book opens a window into the secluded world of Russian bureaucracy where Jews shared policymaking and administrative tasks with their Russian colleagues. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Jews and the Grasp of the Empire 17

2 Bureaucratic Jews 45

3 "Without Haste and Without Rest" 85

4 Jews, Law, and Order 127

5 Literature and the Table of Ranks 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-279) and index.

ISBN:

9780814340424

0814340423

OCLC:

935989240

Publisher Number:

99970188014