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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462585203321

Autore

Monaco C. S. <1950-, >

Titolo

The rise of modern Jewish politics : extraordinary movement / / C.S. Monaco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-99415-1

0-203-07463-7

1-135-11439-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in religion ; ; 25

Disciplina

320.94089/924

Soggetti

Jews - Europe - History - 19th century

Jews - Europe - History - 20th century

Jews - Europe - Politics and government - 19th century

Jews - Europe - Politics and government - 20th century

Jewish leadership - Europe - History - 19th century

Antisemitism - Europe - History

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Movement origins -- To rise and shew themselves men -- Blood libel -- Mansion house and beyond -- A mighty outcry resounds -- Toward unity -- A scandal to civilization -- A crisis in Jewish history -- The Kishinev massacre.

Sommario/riassunto

The path toward modern Jewish politics, a process that required a dramatic reconstruction of Jewish life, may have emerged during a far earlier time frame and in a different geographic and cultural context than has previously been thought. Drawing upon current sociological understanding of social movements, this book places the 1827 organized protest in London as an integral part of a transnational social movement continuum-similar to the abolitionist and women's rights movements-that waxed and waned throughout the 19th century. From its early origins in London in 1827, to Montef