Steven Mark Lowenstein

Gebundenes Buch

The Population History of German Jewry 1815-1939

Based on the Collections and Preliminary Research of Prof. Usiel Oscar Schmelz

Herausgeber: Myers, David N; Berenbaum, Michael

Beschreibung

This book is the definitive demographic study of German Jewry from the age of Napoleon to the tie of Hitler. With exquisite details and vast range, Steven Lowenstein details the impact of industrialization and urbanization, medical care and birth control, immigration and emigration, social and sexual norms, on German Jews and on Germany itself.

Autor

Professor Steven Lowenstein was Isadore Levine Professor of Jewish History at the University of Judaism (now American Jewish University).  He was recognized as one of the most innovative practitioners of German-Jewish social and authored important works in the field including Frankfurt on the Hudson: The German-Jewish Community of Washington Heights, 1933-1983, The Berlin Jewish Community: Enlightenment, Family and Crisis, 1770-1830, and the award-winning Jewish Cultural Tapestry. Following retirement, he became a social worker, working on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and completing this book. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 764
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 168mm x 46mm
• Gewicht: 1225g
• ISBN-13: 9798887191089
• Artikelnr.: 67147407