The rise of modern Yiddish culture / David E. Fishman.
"The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture, and examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national survival in the...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, PA :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
©2005.
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Series: | Series in Russian and East European studies.
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Summary: | "The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture, and examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national survival in the diaspora."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Physical Description: | x, 190 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index. |
ISBN: | 0822942720 (hardcover) |