Movable Inn The Rural Jewish Population of Minsk Guberniya in 1793-1914

Jews are typically viewed as urban dwellers. However there was a considerable Jewish presence in villages from the very beginning of their settlement in Eastern Europe in the 12th century, up until the Holocaust. The presence of a large Jewish population in villages was, in fact, one of the most dis...

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Otros Autores: Kalik, Judith, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter 2018
[2018]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 Historical Background
  • 2 The Legal Position of Rural Jews in the Russian Empire
  • 3 The Demographics and Geographic Distribution of Rural Jews
  • Appendix 1: Tables to Chapter 3
  • 4 Lords and Masters
  • Appendix 2: Tables to Chapter 4
  • 5 Occupational Structure
  • 6 Family Structure
  • 7 Communal Organization
  • Appendix 3: Tables to Chapter 7
  • 8 Cultural and Religious Life
  • 9 Jewish Farmers
  • 10 The Construction of Railways and the Decline of the Propination System
  • 11 Genealogical Perspectives
  • 12 Conclusions
  • 13 Appendix 4: Maps
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index