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Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the Eighteenth Century
Annotation A history of Jews in Poland-Lithuania in the eighteenth century which argues that this largest Jewish community in the world at that time must be at the center of consideration of modernity in Jewish history.
Secret conversions to Judaism in early modern Europe [electronic resource]
This volume deals with conversions to Judaism from the 16th to the 18th century. It provides six case studies by leading international scholars on phenomena as crypto-Judaism, "judaizing," reversion of Jewish-Christian converts and secret conversion of non-Jewish Christians for intellectual reasons. The first contributions examine George Buchanan and John Dury, followed by three studies of the milieu of late seventeenth-century Amsterdam. The last essay is concerned with Lord George Gordon and Cabbalistic Freemasonry. The contributions will be of interest for intellectual historians, but also historians of political thought or Jewish studies. Contributors include: Elisheva Carlebach, Allison P. Coudert, Martin Mulsow, Richard H. Popkin, Marsha Keith Schuchard, and Arthur Williamson.
Das Grossfürstentum Litauen
Das Großfürstentum Litauen ist in der westlichen Forschung bisher kaum beachtet worden. Dabei bildete es einen eigenen, mit Polen verbundenen Reichsverband, der durch mehrsprachige, multikonfessionelle und multikulturelle Milieus gekennzeichnet war. Als Folge sprachlicher, nationaler und konfessioneller Angleichungsprozesse erfuhren jene Verhältnisse zwischen 1500 und 1795 einen tiefgreifenden Wandel. Litauen bietet damit ein faszinierendes Beispiel für die vergleichende Analyse von frühmodernen Imperien. Mathias Niendorf verarbeitet souverän die nur schwer zugänglichen Arbeiten in u. a. litauischer, weißrussischer, polnischer und russischer Sprache. Berücksichtigt werden auch relig...
Through Words and Deeds
Though often overlooked in conventional accounts, women with myriad backgrounds and countless talents have made an impact on Polish and Polish American history. John J. Bukowczyk gathers articles from the journals Polish Review and Polish American Studies to offer a fascinating cross-section of readings about the lives and experiences of these women. The first section examines queens and aristocrats during the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but also looks at the life of the first Polish female doctor. In the second section, women of the diaspora take center stage in articles illuminating stories that range from immigrant workers in Europe and the United States to women's part in Poland’s ...
Legacies of Violence: Eastern Europe’s First World War
The First World War began in the Balkans, and it was fought as fiercely in the East as it was in the West. Fighting persisted in the East for almost a decade, radically transforming the political and social order of the entire continent. The specifics of the Eastern war such as mass deportations, ethnic cleansing, and the radicalization of military, paramilitary and revolutionary violence have only recently become the focus of historical research. This volume situates the ‘Long First World War’ on the Eastern Front (1912–1923) in the hundred years from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century and explores the legacies of violence within this context. Content Jochen Böhler/Włodzimierz Bor...
