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The Golden Age shtetl : a new history of Jewish life in East Europe /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petrovskiĭ-Shtern, Ĭokhanan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Shtetls > Europe, Eastern > History.
Villages > Europe, Eastern > History.
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • What's in a name?
  • Russia discovers its shtetl
  • Lawless freedom
  • Fair trade
  • the right to drink
  • A violent dignity
  • Crime, punishment, and a promise of justice
  • Family matters
  • Open house
  • If I forget thee
  • The books of the people
  • The end of the Golden Age.