The rise of modern Yiddish culture /

The rise of modern Yiddish culture / David E. Fishman.

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"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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Main Author: Fishman, David E., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2005.
Series:Series in Russian and East European studies.
Subjects:
Yiddish language > Europe, Eastern > History > 19th century.
Yiddish language > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Yiddish language > Social aspects > Europe, Eastern.
Yiddish language > Political aspects > Europe, Eastern.
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Intellectual life.
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Politics and government.
Yiddishists > Europe, Eastern.
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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.
Physical Description:x, 190 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.
ISBN:0822942720 (hardcover)

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