Evidence of widening inequalities in later life raises concerns about the ways in which older adults might experience forms of social exclusion. Such concerns are evident in all societies as they seek to come to terms with the unprecedented ageing of their populations. Taking a …
This joint publication by the OECD and the European Commission presents the first broad international comparison across all EU and OECD countries of the outcomes for immigrants and their children, through 27 indicators organised around five areas: Employment, education and skill…
This joint publication by the OECD and the European Commission presents the first broad international comparison across all EU and OECD countries of the outcomes for immigrants and their children, through 27 indicators organised around five areas: Employment, education and skill…
This joint publication by the OECD and the European Commission presents the first broad international comparison across all EU and OECD countries of the outcomes for immigrants and their children, through 27 indicators organised around five areas: Employment, education and skill…
"This work of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: The Modern Age is the Jewish Age - and we are all, to varying degrees, Jews." "The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it underscores Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis. Not only have Jews adapted better…
Arguing that the 20th century was the Jewish century, Slezkine explores the spectacular success and unique vulnerability of the Jews, uncovers the 'Jewish Revolution' within the Russian Revolution, and follows the exodus from the Pale of Settlement to the promised lands of Ameri…
The author claims that not only have Jews adapted better than many other groups to living in the modern world, they have become the premiere symbol and standard of modern life everywhere. The Jews traditionally belonged to a social category known as "service nomads," an outsider…
Arguing that the 20th century was the Jewish century, Slezkine explores the spectacular success and unique vulnerability of the Jews, uncovers the 'Jewish Revolution' within the Russian Revolution, and follows the exodus from the Pale of Settlement to the promised lands of Ameri…
The Jewish Century
by Project Muse, Slezkine, Yuri
fromBook collections on Project MUSE
This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: The Modern Age is the Jewish Age--and we are all, to varying degrees, Jews. The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it underscores Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis. Not only have Jews adapted bett…
This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: The Modern Age is the Jewish Age--and we are all, to varying degrees, Jews. The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it underscores Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis. Not only have Jews adapted bett…
This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: The Modern Age is the Jewish Age--and we are all, to varying degrees, Jews. The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it underscores Yuri Slezkine's provocative thesis. Not only have Jews adapted bett…
Arguing that the 20th century was the Jewish century, Slezkine explores the spectacular success and unique vulnerability of the Jews, uncovers the 'Jewish Revolution' within the Russian Revolution, and follows the exodus from the Pale of Settlement to the promised lands of Ameri…
The author claims that not only have Jews adapted better than many other groups to living in the modern world, they have become the premiere symbol and standard of modern life everywhere. The Jews traditionally belonged to a social category known as "service nomads," an outsider…
