The Emancipation of the Jews of Alsace: Acculturation and Tradition in the Nineteenth Century de Professor Paula E. Hyman - 1991-10-23

Yale University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0300049862 .

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New Haven and London: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 214pp. This wide-ranging book explores for the first time the impact of civil emancipation on a traditional Jewish population largely untouched by secular culture. Drawing on governmental sources, literature, memoirs, and communal records, Paula E. Hyman discusses the effects of modernization on Jews who lived in the villages and small towns of Alsace, analyzing the political, social, and economic factors that not only reshaped their behavior and self-understanding but also sustained their traditional Jewish practice. Clean . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good (+). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. New. European Jews achieved civil emancipation during the 19th century, becoming equal citizens with all the rights and responsibilities of their Gentile compatriots. This book looks at the effects of this freedom on a traditional Jewish population largely untouched by secular culture.

Yale University Press, 1991-10-23. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!