
On Socialists and the Jewish Question After Marx
Jack Jacobs(Author)
New York University Press
Published on 1. August 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-8147-4213-6 (ISBN)
Description
An enlightening and complex reconstruction of the dialogue between leading Socialist theoreticians and Jewish intellectuals from the 1880s until WWII. . . . Impressive not only for its meticulous and extensive research in archives throughout the U.S. and Europe but also for its lucid style.
--ChoiceJack Jacobs, well versed in the history both of the general socialist movement and of Jewish socialism and Bundism in particular, brings out all the nuances and complexities of the relationship by focusing in detail on the attitudes towards Jews of three personalities: Karl Kautsky, Eduard Bernstein, and Rosa Luxemburg.
--Jewish SocialistMastering a vast array of primary and secondary sources in more than five languages, Dr. Jacobs' meticulous research ... is an impressive piece of scholarship which enhances our understanding of an often troubled, yet important symbiotic relationship.
--Andrei S. Markovits, Harvard University Author of The Politics of West German Trade Unions
--ChoiceJack Jacobs, well versed in the history both of the general socialist movement and of Jewish socialism and Bundism in particular, brings out all the nuances and complexities of the relationship by focusing in detail on the attitudes towards Jews of three personalities: Karl Kautsky, Eduard Bernstein, and Rosa Luxemburg.
--Jewish SocialistMastering a vast array of primary and secondary sources in more than five languages, Dr. Jacobs' meticulous research ... is an impressive piece of scholarship which enhances our understanding of an often troubled, yet important symbiotic relationship.
--Andrei S. Markovits, Harvard University Author of The Politics of West German Trade Unions
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
446 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8147-4213-6 (9780814742136)
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Person
Jack Jacobs is Professor of Government at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the City University of New York. He is the author of On Socialists and ""The Jewish Question"" After Marx.