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Zusatztext "Ury contends that modern Jewish political identity was forged in Warsaw after the Russian Revolution of 1905 . . . The author uses a wealth of primary sources to describe how Jews adapted to life in the big city . . . A well-researched study of the urban roots of modern Jewish national politics and identity. Highly recommended." Informationen zum Autor Scott Ury is Senior Lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Jewish History, where he also serves as head of the Stephen Roth Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism. Klappentext This book examines the impact of the Revolution of 1905 on the nature and contours of community and self among Jews (and Poles) in Warsaw, Europe's largest Jewish center at the turn of the century. Zusammenfassung This book examines the impact of the Revolution of 1905 on the nature and contours of community and self among Jews (and Poles) in Warsaw, Europe's largest Jewish center at the turn of the century. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps, Figures, and Tables Naming, Dating, Placing, and Other Methodological Dilemmas Acknowledgments Introduction: Between Past and Present 1. Warsaw before 1905: One City, Many Stories 2. Urbanization, Community, and the Crisis of Modernity: Jewish Society in Turn-of-the-Century Warsaw 3. Revolution, Jews, and the Streets of Warsaw: Between Secret Cells and Popular Politics 4. The Rise of the Jewish Public Sphere: Coffeehouses, Theaters, and Newspapers 5. From Public Sphere to Public Will: The Elections to the Russian State Duma and the Politicization of Ethnicity 6. Democracy and Its Discontents: The Image of "the Jews" and the Transformation of Polish Politics Conclusion: Politics, Order, and the Dialectics of Jewish Modernity Notes Bibliography Index
