Barricades and banners : the Revolution of 1905 and the transformation of Warsaw jewry / Scott Ury.

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Ury, Scott

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TextSeries: Stanford studies in Jewish history and culturePublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, [5], 415 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780804781046
0804781044

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No title; Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

305.892/4043841 23

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DK264.P7 U79 2012eb

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Contents:

Introduction : between past and present -- Warsaw before 1905 : one city, many stories -- Urbanization, community, and the crisis of modernity : Jewish society in turn-of-the-century Warsaw -- Revolution, Jews, and the streets of Warsaw : between secret cells and popular politics -- The rise of the Jewish public sphere : coffeehouses, theaters, and newspapers -- From public sphere to public will : the elections to the Russian State Duma and the politicization of ethnicity -- Democracy and its discontents : the image of "the Jews" and the transformation of Polish politics -- Conclusion : Politics, order, and the dialectics of Jewish modernity.

Summary: This book examines the intersection of urban society and modern politics among Jews in turn of the century Warsaw. By focusing on the tumultuous events surrounding the Revolution of 1905 'Barricades and Banners' argues that the metropolitanization of Jewish life led to a need for new forms of community and belonging.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-400) and index.

This book examines the intersection of urban society and modern politics among Jews in turn of the century Warsaw. By focusing on the tumultuous events surrounding the Revolution of 1905 'Barricades and Banners' argues that the metropolitanization of Jewish life led to a need for new forms of community and belonging.

English.

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