Jews in the Modern Age

Providing a broad as well as a pointillist overview of modern Jewish history on a global scale from the eighteenth century to the present day, this book analyses how the Jewish people have been dramatically transformed by the forces of social, economic, political, technological, and demographic change.

List of contents

1. The State of the Jews, the Jews and the State 2. Modern Transformations 3. The Politics of Being Jewish 4. A World Upended 5. The Holocaust 6. Into the Present

About the author

John M. Efron is Koret Professor of Jewish History at the University of California at Berkeley. He specializes in the cultural and social history of German Jewry. He is the author of German Jewry and the Allure of the Sephardic (2016) and All Consuming: Germans, Jews, and the Meaning of Meat (2025).

Summary

Providing a broad as well as a pointillist overview of modern Jewish history on a global scale from the eighteenth century to the present day, this book analyses how the Jewish people have been dramatically transformed by the forces of social, economic, political, technological, and demographic change.

Product details

• Authors: John Efron, John (University of California Efron
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.05.2025
• EAN: 9781041007814
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100781-4
• No. of pages: 396
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, General & world history, Economic history, History of Religion, Jewish Studies, Regional Studies, Social and cultural history, Regional / International studies, General and world history, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, The Jews;Modern History;Jewish History