The Jewish century, new edition / Yuri Slezkine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slezkine, Yuri, Author.

Contributor:

Slezkine, Yuri

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Europe--Economic conditions.

Jews.

Jews--Europe--Social conditions.

Jews--Russia--Economic conditions--19th century.

Jews--Russia--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: "The Modern Age is the Jewish Age, and the twentieth century, in particular, is the Jewish Century." The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it drives home Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis: Jews have adapted to the modern world so well that they have become models of what it means to be modern. While focusing on the drama of the Russian Jews, including émigrés and their offspring, The Jewish Century is also an incredibly original account of the many faces of modernity-nationalism, socialism, capitalism, and liberalism. Rich in its insight, sweeping in its chronology, and fearless in its analysis, this is a landmark contribution to Jewish, Russian, European, and American history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the 2019 Paperback Edition

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Mercury's Sandals: The Jews and Other Nomads

CHAPTER 2. Swann's Nose: The Jews and Other Moderns

CHAPTER 3. Babel's First Love: The Jews and the Russian Revolution

CHAPTER 4. Hodl's Choice: The Jews and Three Promised Lands

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780691193748

0691193746

OCLC:

1096245259