Crossing borders, claiming a nation : a history of Argentine Jewish women, 1880-1955 / Sandra McGee Deutsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deutsch, Sandra McGee, 1950-

Contributor:

Villegas, Silvia, traductor.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Historia

Standardized Title:

Crossing Borders, Claiming a Nation. A History of Argentine Jewish Women, 1880-1955. Español

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish women--Argentina--History--19th century.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--Argentina--History--20th century.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Buenos Aires : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This history of Jewish women in Argentina explores their settlement in the city and countryside, and their professional and intimate lives, political activism, and community involvement.

Contents:

"If the water is sweet" : Jewish women in the countryside

"I worked, I struggled" : Jewish women in Buenos Aires

"A point of connection" : pathways into the professions

"Not a novice" : prostitutes

"A bad reputation" : family and sexuality

"What surrounds us dissatisfies us" : leftists and union members through the 1930s

"A dike against reaction" : contesting anti-semitism, fascism, and Peronism

"We the women have to do something" : philanthropies and Zionism.

Notes:

Description based on print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

ISBN:

9786613036667

9789877191219

9877191210

9789877192384

9877192381

9781283036665

1283036665

9780822392606

0822392607

OCLC:

649810662