The Jews in Old Poland, 1000-1795
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Jews in Old Poland, 1000-1795
By (Author) Antony Polonsky
Edited by Jakub Basista
Edited by Andrzej Link-Lenczowski
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
19th May 2022
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
European history
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Social and cultural history
943.8004924
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
This book describes the establishment, growth and partial decline of one of the most important Jewish communities in the world. In the late 15th century the Polish-Lithunaian commonwealth became the centre of Jewish intellectual and legal activity. The culture created by the Polish Jews survived the decline and partition of the Polish state in the 19th century, and the area that was formerly the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth became a seedbed for further Jewish intellectual developments. The essays in this book provide a picture of the Jewish community in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth during the periods of its finest flowering and initial decline.
Author Bio
Antony Polonsky is an independent scholar specialising in Polish and Polish-Jewish affairs. He was formerly Professor of International History at the London School of Economics. Jakub Basista is Lecturer in Polish History at the Jagiellonian University in Kracow. Andrzej Link-Lenczowski is Senior Lecturer in Polish History at the Jagiellonian University in Kracow.
