New York and the rise of American capitalism: economic development and the social and political history of an American state, 1780-1870

1989 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 26-6375-26-6375
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Political History ◽  
American Capitalism ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
American State

Joseph Marcus. Social and Political History of the Jews in Poland, 1979-1939. (Studies in the Social Sciences.) Berlin, New York, Amsterdam: Mouton Publishers. 1983. Pp. 569.

2004 ◽  
pp. 382-387
Author(s):  
Jerzy Holzer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social History ◽  
Political History ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
National Income ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Politics ◽  
Specialized Section ◽  
History Of

This chapter assesses Joseph Marcus's Social and Political History of the Jews in Poland, 1919–1939 (1983). Marcus's book consists of an introductory section in which he sketches the thousand-year history of the Jews in Poland and gives basic information concerning Poland's history between the two world wars. There is also a section on social history, the longest and most specialized section, where the author discusses the problems of social structure, national income, social groups, social institutions, education, demography, housing conditions, social politics, economic politics, and the wealth accumulated by Polish Jews. Finally, there is a section on political history with an extensive chapter on Jewish political parties, three chronological chapters, and two chapters dealing with various related issues such as emigration and the preparations for war. The whole is supplemented by notes, appendices, a bibliography and an index of names and institutions.

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