The Jewish Century, New Edition

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This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: "The Modern Age is the Jewish Age, and the twentieth century, in particular, is the Jewish Century." The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it drives home Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis: Jews have adapted to the modern world so well that they have become models of

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[A] richly detailed study that aims not only to recast our understanding of the modern Jewish predicament but of the modern predicament as a whole.Daniel Lazare, The Nation
To come across a daring, original, sweeping work of history in this age of narrow specialization is not just a welcome event; it is almost a sensation.Walter Laqueur, Los Angeles Times
Brilliant. . . . The Jewish Century is history on a majestic scale. . . . The clarity of analysis is extraordinary.Noah Efron, Jerusalem Report
Fascinating. . . . One of the most innovative and intellectually stimulating books in Jewish studies in years.Publishers Weekly
Brilliant and provocative.Rachel Polonsky, Standpoint
A masterly work.Marc Dollinger, Journal of American History

Author Bio

Yuri Slezkine is the Jane K. Sather Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley and the author of The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution (Princeton).