{"product_id":"yiddish-transformed-nathan-cohen-9781800739666","title":"Yiddish Transformed: Reading Habits in the Russian Empire, 1860-1914","description":"\u003cp\u003e As significant economic, social, political, and cultural transformations swept the Jewish population of Tsarist Russia and Congress Poland between 1860 and 1914, the Yiddish language (\u003cem\u003eZhargon\u003c\/em\u003e) began to gain recognition as a central part of the Jewish cultural stage. \u003cem\u003eYiddish Transformed\u003c\/em\u003e examines the secular reading habits of East-European Jews as the Jewish community began shifting to a modern society. Author Nathan Cohen explores Jewish reading practices alongside the rise of Yiddish by delving into publishing policies of Yiddish books and newspapers, popular literary genres of the time, the development of Jewish public libraries, as well as personal reflections of reading experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800739664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800739666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024","brand":"Nathan Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44131068707071,"sku":"9781800739666","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_34feddf8-54de-43eb-97fb-0db61396a169.jpg?v=1687472823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yiddish-transformed-nathan-cohen-9781800739666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}