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Czechs, Germans, Jews? [electronic resource]

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The phenomenon of national identities, always a key issue in the modern history of Bohemian Jewry, was particularly complex because of the marginal differences that existed between the available choices. Considerable overlap was evident in the programs of the various national movements and it was possible to change one's national identity or even to opt for more than one such identity without necessarily experiencing any far-reaching consequences in everyday life. Based on many hitherto unknown archival sources from the Czech Republic, Israel and Austria, the author's research reveals the i

Title Czechs, Germans, Jews? [electronic resource] : national identity and the Jews of Bohemia / Kateřina Čapková
translated by Derek and Marzia Paton.
Publisher Oxford
New York : Berghahn Books
Creation Date c2012
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content A note on personal and place names -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The basic features of the Jewish community in Prague and in Bohemia -- Jews as a national minority in the new republic -- German Jews -- Czech-Jews -- Zionists -- Conclusion.
Extent 1 online resource (297 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010706662305171
MARC RECORDS
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