A House Divided - (Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by Jacob Katz (Paperback)

Name: A House Divided - (Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry) by Jacob Katz (Paperback)
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Eminent social historian Jacob Katz examines the rise and transformation of Jewish communal leadership in Central Europe.
About the Author: PAUL R. KATZ is a research fellow at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.
352 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Judaism
Series Name: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry

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Book Synopsis

Eminent social historian Jacob Katz examines the rise and transformation of Jewish communal leadership in Central Europe. It is a story of fragmentation and polarization that sheds light on the tensions within the 19th-century Jewish community in Central Europe as it struggled to respond to the promises and perils of modernization.

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As a historian, Katz is fully in charge - controlling his sources, shaping them into meaningful patterns, and presenting them in such a way as to illuminate their larger significance.-- "Commentary"

"As a historian, Katz is fully in charge - controlling his sources, shaping them into meaningful patterns, and presenting them in such a way as to illuminate their larger significance." --Commentary

"As a historian, Katz is fully in charge controlling his sources, shaping them into meaningful patterns, and presenting them in such a way as to illuminate their larger significance." Commentary"

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About the Author

PAUL R. KATZ is a research fellow at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.22 Inches (H) x 6.08 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.18 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 352

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Judaism

Series Title: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry

Publisher: University Press of New England

Theme: Orthodox

Format: Paperback

Author: Jacob Katz

Language: English

Street Date: January 10, 2005

TCIN: 1007637705

UPC: 9781584652953

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4357

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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