Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 438 Seiten)
Edition:
New Edition, with a new preface by the author
ISBN:
9780691193748
Content:
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
Content:
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
Note:
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0691192820
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691192826
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Slëzkin, Jurij Lʹvovič, 1956 - The Jewish century Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019 ISBN 0691192820
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691192826
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Theology
Keywords:
Russland
;
Juden
;
Moderne
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
DOI:
10.1515/9780691193748
Author information:
Slëzkin, Jurij Lʹvovič 1956-
