The New German Jewry and the European Context. The Return of the European Jewish Diaspora.
Y.Michal . Ed(S): Bodemann
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Hardback. Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context. Editor(s): Bodemann, Y.Michal. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HRJ; JFSR; JPA; JPSN2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context.
Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in German Political Studies
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230521070
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V9780230521070
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About Y.Michal . Ed(S): Bodemann
Y. MICHAL BODEMANN is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, Canada. His major publications include A Jewish Family in Germany Today: An Intimate Portrait and Jews, Germans, Memory: Reconstructions of Jewish Life in Germany (editor), plus two volumes in German, Gedächtnistheater: Die jüdische Gemeinschaft und ihre deutsche Erfindung, which was listed on the German book critics list of ten best ... Read more
Reviews for The New German Jewry and the European Context. The Return of the European Jewish Diaspora.
'This superb volume is the first to explore the contemporary return of a positive diasporic Jewish tradition in a variety of countries and contexts. Arguing that, Israel no longer serves as the "centre" of Jewish life, the authors investigate how Jews have revitalized Jewish culture and to some extent Jewish politics outside of Israel. Among its fascinating themes is a ... Read more