
Barricades and Banners
This book examines the intersection of urban society and modern politics among Jews in turn of the century Warsaw, Europe''s largest Jewish center at the time. By focusing on the tumultuous events surrounding the Revolution of 1905, Barricades and Banners argues that the metropolitanization of Jewish life led to a need for new forms of community and belonging, and that the ensuing search for colle...
This book examines the intersection of urban society and modern politics among Jews in turn of the century Warsaw, Europe''s largest Jewish center at the time. By focusing on the tumultuous events surrounding the Revolution of 1905, Barricades and Banners argues that the metropolitanization of Jewish life led to a need for new forms of community and belonging, and that the ensuing search for colle...