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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450434003321

Titolo

Studies in contemporary Jewry [[electronic resource] ] . Vol. X : reshaping the past: Jewish history and the historians / / Institute of Contemporary Jewry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Oxford University Press, 1994

ISBN

1-280-76068-0

0-19-535760-4

1-4237-3894-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (456 pages)

Collana

Studies in contemporary Jewry ; ; 10

Disciplina

909/.04924

909

Soggetti

Jews - History - 1789-1945

Jews - Social conditions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Symposium: Reshaping the Past: Jewish History and the Historians; Essays; Review Essays; Book Reviews; Recently Completed Doctoral Dissertations; Contents for Volume XI; Note on Editorial Policy

Sommario/riassunto

Published annually by the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this acclaimed series includes symposia, articles, book reviews, and lists of recent dissertations by major scholars of Jewish history from around the world. This brilliant collection of essays examines the dialogue between Jewish history and historiography in terms of changing national and popular myths, folk memory, and historical consciousness of Jews in modern times. From essays dealing with the origins of Jewish historiography in the 19th century, to its contemporary perspectives and methodolo