Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917

Name: Revolutionary Roots of Modern Yiddish, 1903-1917
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ISBN: 9780815631903

ISBN-10: 0815631901

ISBN-13: 9780815631903

Edition: 2008

Authors: Barry Trachtenberg

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At the start of the 20th century, Yiddish was widely viewed as a corrupt form of German that Jews had to abandon if they hoped to engage in serious intellectual, cultural, or political work. Yet, by 1917 it was the dominant language of the Russian Jewish press. This work looks at how this change in status occurred.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 12/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 244
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Author's Note


Introduction: Yiddish as Instrument and Ideology



The Jewish Revolution of 1905



From Jargon to Visnshaft



Shmuel Niger and the Making of Yiddish High Culture



Ber Borochov: Science in Service of the Revolution



Nokhem Shtif: A Contrarian's Yiddishism


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index