"An engaging and thought-provoking analysis, . . . a pioneering foray into a new field of study, 'Jews and Empires in History.'" -Slavic Review
On the eve of the 20th century, Jews in the Russian and Ottoman empires were caught up in the major cultural and social transformations that constituted modernity for Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewries. What did it mean to be Jewish and Russian, Jewish and Ottoman, Jewish and modern? To answer these questions, Sarah Abrevaya Stein explores the texts most widely consumed by Jewish readers: popular newspapers in Yiddish and Ladino. This skillful comparative study yields new perspectives on the role of print culture in imagining national and transnational communities and the diverse ways in which modernity was envisioned under the rule of empire.
| ISBN: | 9780253218933 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 2006 |
| Author: | Sarah Abrevaya Stein |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 311 pages |
| Series: | The Modern Jewish Experience |
| Genres: |
Social groups: religious groups and communities |
"An engaging and thought-provoking analysis, . . . a pioneering foray into a new field of study, 'Jews and Empires in History.'" -Slavic Review
On the eve of the 20th century, Jews in the Russian and Ottoman empires were caught up in the major cultural and social transformations that constituted modernity for Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewries. What did it mean to be Jewish and Russian, Jewish and Ottoman, Jewish and modern? To answer these questions, Sarah Abrevaya Stein explores the texts most widely consumed by Jewish readers: popular newspapers in Yiddish and Ladino. This skillful comparative study yields new perspectives on the role of print culture in imagining national and transnational communities and the diverse ways in which modernity was envisioned under the rule of empire.
Making Jews Modern features in the following genres: Social groups: religious groups and communities
Making Jews Modern is available in Paperback
Making Jews Modern was written by Sarah Abrevaya Stein and published by Indiana University Press
Making Jews Modern has 311 pages
Yes it is part of The Modern Jewish Experience series