An unchosen people : Jewish political reckoning in interwar Poland /

Conventional histories of modern Jewish politics emphasize the agency offered by Zionism, liberalism and socialism. Kenneth B. Moss traces a darker reckoning with powerlessness amid grave dangers in Europe's largest Jewish community, recovering a search for realism about minority experience, th...

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Main Author:	Moss, Kenneth B., 1974- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2021].
Subjects:	Jews > Poland > Identity > History > 20th century. Jews > Poland > Politics and government > History > 20th century. Jewish nationalism > Poland > History > 20th century. Antisemitism > Poland > History > 20th century. Poland > History > 1918-1945.

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Summary:	Conventional histories of modern Jewish politics emphasize the agency offered by Zionism, liberalism and socialism. Kenneth B. Moss traces a darker reckoning with powerlessness amid grave dangers in Europe's largest Jewish community, recovering a search for realism about minority experience, the nation-state and the making of a future.
Physical Description:	ix, 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674245105 0674245105