shtetl: new evaluations
TitreThe shtetl: new evaluations
Auteur
Call number947.004924/0023
N° d'objet02344
Lieu de publicationNew York, New York, United States
EditeurNew York University Press
Année de publication
2007
Paginationviii,328p.,index, bibliographical references
MatérielLivre
SérieElie 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
