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Czechs, Germans, Jews? : national identity and the Jews of Bohemia / Kateřina Čapková ; translated by Derek and Marzia Paton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Čapková, Kateřina.
- Standardized Title:
- Češi, Němci, Židé? English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Identity.
- Jews.
- Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--Social conditions--20th century.
- Jews--Czech Republic--Bohemia--History--20th century.
- Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.
- Bohemia (Czech Republic).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (297 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Berghahn Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The phenomenon of national identities, always a key issue in the modern history of Bohemian Jewry, was particularly complex because of the marginal differences that existed between the available choices. Considerable overlap was evident in the programs of the various national movements and it was possible to change one's national identity or even to opt for more than one such identity without necessarily experiencing any far-reaching consequences in everyday life. Based on many hitherto unknown archival sources from the Czech Republic, Israel and Austria, the author's research reveals the i
- Contents:
- A note on personal and place names
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The basic features of the Jewish community in Prague and in Bohemia
- Jews as a national minority in the new republic
- German Jews
- Czech-Jews
- Zionists
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613591784
- 9781280496554
- 128049655X
- 9780857454751
- 0857454757
- OCLC:
- 797916748
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