political tradition and political reconstruction in the Jewish community of tsarist Russia /
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Eli Lederhendler.
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (ix, 240 pages).
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Studies in Jewish history
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction; 1. The Medieval Legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Kahal; 2. The Breakup of the Super-Kehilla System in Poland; 3. The Mask of Quietism and the Politics of Survival; 4. A Dual Role: Maskilim and the Russian State; 5. Toward Political Reconstruction: Russian Maskilim and the Modernization of Jewish Politics; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study explores the previously ignored antecedents to the political awakening of Jewish intellectuals and their break with the traditional, religion-centred culture.