Stepchildren of the shtetl : the destitute, disabled, and mad of Jewish Eastern Europe, 1800-1939 /
Stepchildren of the Shtetl considers marginal peoples in east European Jewish society and culture, the disabled, mentally ill and indigent, and how stereotypes and self-perceptions of Jewish marginality have in turn shaped modern Jewish culture, society and politics.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture.
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| Summary: | Stepchildren of the Shtetl considers marginal peoples in east European Jewish society and culture, the disabled, mentally ill and indigent, and how stereotypes and self-perceptions of Jewish marginality have in turn shaped modern Jewish culture, society and politics. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781503611832 1503611833 9781503613058 1503613054 |