The rise of modern Jewish politics : extraordinary movement / C.S. Monaco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monaco, C. S., 1950- author.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Religion

Routledge studies in religion ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe--History--19th century.

Jews.

Jews--Europe--History--20th century.

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

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

Jewish leadership--Europe--History--19th century.

Jewish leadership.

Antisemitism--Europe--History.

Antisemitism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The path toward modern Jewish politics, a process that required a dramatic reconstruction of Jewish life, may have emerged during a far earlier time frame and in a different geographic and cultural context than has previously been thought. Drawing upon current sociological understanding of social movements, this book places the 1827 organized protest in London as an integral part of a transnational social movement continuum-similar to the abolitionist and women's rights movements-that waxed and waned throughout the 19th century. From its early origins in London in 1827, to Montef

Contents:

Movement origins

To rise and shew themselves men

Blood libel

Mansion house and beyond

A mighty outcry resounds

Toward unity

A scandal to civilization

A crisis in Jewish history

The Kishinev massacre.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-11438-2

1-283-99415-1

0-203-07463-7

1-135-11439-0

9780203074633

OCLC:

827207282