Modern British Jewry
ISBN13: 9780198207597ISBN10: 019820759X
Paperback,
448 pages
Nov 1998,
In Stock
Price:
$74.00 (06)
Chosen as a Jewish Book Club Alternate, 1992
Description
An authoritative and comprehensive history of the Jews of Britain over the last century and a half, this book examines the social structure and economic base of Jewish communities in Victorian England and traces the struggle for emancipation.Reviews
"Written in a lively, engaging manner."--American Historical Review
"An important synthetic history of British Jewry."--Albion
"Alderman, a central figure in the revisionist camp, draws on his earlier work and presents a comprehensive history of the community....The definitive history of modern British Jewry...deserves a wide reading."--Choice
"Alderman is illuminating on the reception of East European Jewry by their more established fellow Jews."--London Review of Books
"An interesting and highly literate survey of the evolution, or perhaps one should say devolution, of modern British Jewry."--Shofar
