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The Making of Western Jewry, 1600-1819

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 1-8

  3. Central Europe in Peace and War, 1600–48

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 9-27

  4. ‘A Little Jerusalem’ and ‘A Great Jerusalem’

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 28-43

  5. On French Soil

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 44-72

  6. Resettlement in London

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 73-86

  7. At Peace in the Post-War World

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 87-111

  8. Prague and Bohemia: From Recovery to Reduction

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 112-127

  9. Early Decades in Brandenburg-Prussia: The Last Resettlement

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 128-139

  10. Amsterdam: From Turmoil to Decline

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 140-149

  11. From London to the Provinces

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 150-166

  12. Expulsion from Prague (1745–8)

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 167-183

  13. The Old and the New Kehillah

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 184-198

  14. ‘Jerusalem’ in Berlin

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 199-217

  15. On the Eve, in France

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 218-230

  16. The Rabbi and the Emperor: Ezekiel Landau and Joseph II

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 231-249

  17. Revolution and War, 1789–1805

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 250-266

  18. Beyond the Rhine and Over the Alps

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 267-274

  19. Another Rabbi, Another Emperor: David Sinzheim and Napoleon

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 275-288

  20. From Paris to Vienna

    • Lionel Kochan
    Pages 289-299
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About this book

In a broad sweep from Central Europe to Ireland and from the Sixteenth to the early Nineteenth-century, this work puts the Jewish community and its rabbinic and 'lay' leaders at the centre of Jewish history. Of surpassing value is Kochan's treatment of the community not only as a religious but also as a political unit.

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'One of the most significant Jewish historians since the Second World War. The Making of Western Jewry uses a staggering variety of sources to analyse and to bring to life the workings of Jewish kehillot in Germany, Holland, Italy and Britain. This work will probably be influential for many years and will not only establish his lasting reputation but also encourage other scholars to imitate his demanding but extremely rewarding approach.' - Michael Pinto-Duschinsky, The Independent

'Lionel Kochan is one of Britain's neglected academic treasures...his erudition and linguistic range is staggering. Now he has poured decades of accumulated knowledge into this, his magnum opus...Kochan analyses Jewish society with pitiless clarity... while soaked in an appreciation of Jewish tradition, he has given us an unapologetically modern history of the Jews. ' - David Cesarani, Times Higher Education Supplement

About the author

LIONEL KOCHAN was formerly Bearsted Reader in Jewish History at the University of Warwick, UK. In retirement, he became a research associate of Manchester University, a member of Wolfson College, Oxford and senior associate of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and a visiting fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1991-92). One of Britain's leading experts on the history of Central and Eastern Europe, he died on September 25, 2005.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Making of Western Jewry, 1600-1819

  • Authors: Lionel Kochan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230800021

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-62597-2Published: 19 November 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-50701-2Published: 19 November 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-80002-1Published: 19 November 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 390

  • Topics: European History, Modern History, Asian History

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