shtetl: new evaluations
TitleThe shtetl: new evaluations
Author
Call number947.004924/0023
Object number02344
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherNew York University Press
Year of publication
2007
Physical descriptionviii,328p.,index, bibliographical references
MaterialBook
Series titleElie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies series
ISBN9780814748015
Description
Includes chapters on the history of the shtetl, its myths and realities, politics, gender dynamics, how the shtetl has been (mis) represented in literature, the changes brought about by World War I and the final destruction of this culture during the Holocaust