Russia Gathers Her Jews
Author | : John Klier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 0875809839 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780875809830 |
Rating | : 4/5 (830 Downloads) |
Download or read book Russia Gathers Her Jews written by John Klier and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeks to revise the traditional view of Russian Jewish historiographers that religious intolerance, xenophobia, and belief in a Jewish economic threat motivated imperial policy towards the Jews after the partition of Poland. Emphasizes the influence of Western reform tradition on the formation of that policy. Surveys, also, the Jews' legal status in Poland and Polish religious and economic antisemitism.