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The Jews and the Nation: Revolution, Emancipation, State Formation, and the Liberal Paradigm in America and France
Frederic Jaher
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Hardback. Examines the Jewish acquisition of civic equality from the perspective of the 'paradigm of liberal inclusiveness' as formulated by Alexis de Tocqueville and Louis Hartz. This book argues that the liberal paradigm worked for American Jews but that France's illiberal impulses hindered its Jewish population in acquiring full civic rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
This book is the first systematic comparison of the civic integration of Jews in the United States and France--specifically, from the two countries' revolutions through the American republic and the Napoleonic era (1775-1815). Frederic Jaher develops a vehicle for a broader and uniquely rich analysis of French and American nation-building and political culture. He returns grand theory to historical scholarship by examining the Jewish encounter with state formation and Jewish acquisition of civic equality from the perspective of the "paradigm of liberal inclusiveness" as formulated by Alexis de Tocqueville and Louis Hartz. Jaher argues that the liberal paradigm worked for ... Read more
This book is the first systematic comparison of the civic integration of Jews in the United States and France--specifically, from the two countries' revolutions through the American republic and the Napoleonic era (1775-1815). Frederic Jaher develops a vehicle for a broader and uniquely rich analysis of French and American nation-building and political culture. He returns grand theory to historical scholarship by examining the Jewish encounter with state formation and Jewish acquisition of civic equality from the perspective of the "paradigm of liberal inclusiveness" as formulated by Alexis de Tocqueville and Louis Hartz. Jaher argues that the liberal paradigm worked for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691096490
SKU
V9780691096490
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About Frederic Jaher
Frederic Cople Jaher is Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of several books, including "A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness: The Origins and Rise of Anti-Semitism in America".
Reviews for The Jews and the Nation: Revolution, Emancipation, State Formation, and the Liberal Paradigm in America and France
"[A] well-written and well-argued explanation of the way in which the fate of Jews expressed itself in France and the United States. This is a work of unimpeachable and imaginative scholarship."
Jerusalem Report "This is a thoughtful, original, and systematic comparison of the civic integration of Jews in the United States and France from the period of the American and French ... Read more
Jerusalem Report "This is a thoughtful, original, and systematic comparison of the civic integration of Jews in the United States and France from the period of the American and French ... Read more