{"product_id":"conscious-history-polish-jewish-historians-before-the-holocaust-9781906764890","title":"Conscious History: Polish Jewish Historians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly researched, this study highlights the historical scholarship that is one of the lasting legacies of interwar Polish Jewry and analyses its political and social context. As Jewish citizens struggled to assert their place in a newly independent Poland, a dedicated group of Jewish scholars fascinated by history devoted themselves to creating a sense of Polish Jewish belonging while also fighting for their rights as an ethnic minority. The political climate made it hard for these men and women to pursue an academic career; instead they had to continue their efforts to create and disseminate Polish Jewish history by teaching outside the university and publishing in scholarly and popular journals. By introducing the Jewish public to a pantheon of historical heroes to celebrate and anniversaries to commemorate, they sought to forge a community aware of its past, its cultural heritage, and its achievements---though no less important were their efforts to counter the increased hostility towards Jews in the public discourse of the day. In highlighting the role of public intellectuals and the social role of scholars and historical scholarship, this study adds a new dimension to the understanding of the Polish Jewish world in the interwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews'This is an important subject not only for those concerned with the modern history and culture of Polish Jews but also for anyone interested in the relations between academy and community or in the social role of scholars and scholarship'.\u003cbr\u003eDavid Engel, New York University\u003cbr\u003e'Historical scholarship was a main feature of Polish-Jewish culture between the wars and is one of the main legacies of Polish Jewry. This book, analysing the political and social context and the metahistory of that work, promises to be a landmark piece of scholarship.'\u003cbr\u003eMoshe Rosman, Bar-Ilan University\u003cbr\u003e‘Natalia Aleksiun’s important new book […] gives voice to these largely unknown historians who may have doubted the efficacy of their enterprise but never their right to undertake it […] Thanks to Aleksiun’s carefully researched and evocative book, we now know their names and their scholarship.’\u003cbr\u003eNancy Sinkoff, \u003ci\u003eSources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Aleksiun weaves a powerful narrative about public intellectuals, historical scholarship, and Polish-Jewish relations... \u003ci\u003eConscious History\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative and exemplary contribution to scholarship about Polish Jews and interwar Poland that deepens our understanding of many of the questions that continue to animate historians today.'\u003cbr\u003eJoanna Sliwa, \u003ci\u003eH-Poland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pioneering in many aspects... Aleksiun’s book serves as a collective biography of the Jewish historians working in Poland at the turn of the century and during the Second Republic. The author skillfully describes their legacy as well as their complicated and sometimes tragic relations with the Poles.'\u003cbr\u003eRafał Stobiecki, \u003ci\u003eH-Soz-Kult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[\u003cem\u003eConscious History\u003c\/em\u003e's] strength is exactly where it deals with the richness of Jewish history in Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew, bringing to life a largely forgotten community... it is a must-read both for those interested in the Jewish history of Central Europe and historians of scholarship from and of the region.' \u003cbr\u003e Jan Surman, \u003cem\u003eJewish Culture and History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Aleksiun’s \u003cem\u003eConscious History\u003c\/em\u003e is an important book and essential read for anyone interested in the history of Polish Jewry, its writers, and inter‐war Poland more broadly. Its relevance goes beyond the classroom and its academic audience. The rise of nationalism worldwide reminds us of the importance of historical debates in the public sphere, as well as our own duty as civic activists.’ Oskar Czendze, \u003cem\u003eH-Judaic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This book is great on many levels. But for me the most important is cultural inheritance. The people about whom Professor Aleksiun has written have acquired a voice anew through her and she has demonstrated her membership in the club; she too is a Polish-Jewish historian, just like the ones about whom she writes. And her book is not only about historians, but is also a testament to them.’ Brian Horowitz, Gal-Ed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Historical Beginnings\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. The Making of Professional Polish Jewish Historians\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Becoming Mainstream\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Beyond the Ivory Tower \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. Themes and Trends of Historical Enquiry\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043150266711,"sku":"9781906764890","price":51.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781906764890.jpg?v=1750957206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conscious-history-polish-jewish-historians-before-the-holocaust-9781906764890","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}