The new German Jewry and the European context : the return of the European Jewish diaspora

Fine copy in the original color-printed boards. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; New perspectives in German studies. Physical description; x, 201 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; "This volume traces its origins to a conference held in Toronto in late February 2005"--introduction. Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-193) and index. Contents; The return of the European Jewish diaspora / Y. Michal Bodemann -- Can one reconcile the Jewish world and Europe? / Diana Pinto -- Residues of empire : the paradigmatic meaning of Jewish trans-territorial experience for an integrated European history / Dan Diner -- Can the experience of diaspora Judaism serve as a model for Islam in today's multicultural Europe? / Sander Gilman -- Learning diaspora : German Turks and the Jewish narrative / Y. Michal Bodemann and Go?kc?e Yurdakul -- Jewish studies or gentile studies? : a discipline in search of its subject / Liliane Weissberg -- How Jewish is it? : W.G. Sebald and contemporary German-Jewish writing / Leslie Morris -- Homo Sovieticus in Disneyland : the Jewish communities in Germany today / Judith Kessler -- Fifteen years of Russian-Jewish immigration to Germany: successes and setbacks / Julius H. Schoeps and Olaf Glo?ckner -- In the ethnic twilight : the paths of Russian Jews in Germany / Y. Michal Bodemann with Olena Bagno. Summary; Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context. Subjects; Jews - Europe - Identity - History - 20th century - Congresses. Jews - Europe - Identity - History - 21st century - Congresses. Jews - Germany - Identity - History - 20th century - Congresses. Jews - Germany - Identity - History - 21st century - Congresses. Social integration - Europe - Congresses. Social integration - Germany - Congresses. Jewish diaspora - Congresses. Jews - Europe. Jews - Germany. Europe - Ethnic relations - Congresses. Germany - Ethnic relations - Congresses. Europe - Ethnic relations. Germany - Ethnic relations. EU & European institutions ; Political science & theory ; Judaism ; Religious groups. Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration. History / Europe / Germany. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural. History ; Religion and sociology ; Judaism ; Political sociology ; European Union. Europe-Politics and government. Europe, Central-History. Genres; Bibliography. Conference publication. 1 Kg.