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Jewish communities in modern Asia : their rise, demise and resurgence
Title
Jewish communities in modern Asia : their rise, demise and resurgence / edited by Rotem Kowner, University of Haifa.
ISBN
9781009162609 (ebook)
9781009162586 (hardback)
9781009162593 (paperback)
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 422 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Summary
Jewish settlement in Asia, beyond the Middle East, is largely a modern phenomenon. Imperial expansion and adventurism by Great Britain and Russia were the chief motors that initially drove Jewish settlers to move eastwards, in the nineteenth century, combined as this was with the rise of port cities and general development of the global economy. The new immigrants soon become centrally involved, in ways quite disproportionate to their numbers, in Asian commerce. Their role and centrality finished with the outbreak of World War II, the chaos that resulted from the fighting, and the consequent collapse of Western imperialism. This unique, ground-breaking book charts their rise and fall while pointing to signs of these communities' post-war resurgence and revival. Fourteen chapters by many of the most prominent authorities in the field, from a range of perspectives, explore questions of identity, society, and culture across several Asian locales. It is essential reading for scholars of Asian Studies and Jewish Studies.
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Cambridge core frontlist 2023.
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English
Added to Catalog
October 03, 2023
Contents
Jewish Communities in Modern Asia: Background, Significance and Main Questions / Rotem Kowner
The End of the "Jewish Triangle": Geography and Mobility in Central Asia / Thomas Loy
The Soviet Wartime Evacuation to Central Asia and the Jews: Cultural Encounters and Literary Responses / Anna P. Ronell
Frontier Jews: The Communities of Siberia and Their Architecture / Anna Berezin and Vladimir Levin
Jewish Communities in the Indian Subcontinent: Torn between Indian Nationalism and Zionism / Nathan Katz, Joan G. Roland and Ithamar Theodor
Jewish Servicemen in the Indian Subcontinent: A Unique Asian Tradition / Ran Amitai
Cultural Exchange and Religious Guidance along the Shores of the Arabian Sea: Yemenite Jews in India and Indian Jews in Yemen / Menashe Anzi
The Jews of Singapore: A Community Founded on the Opium Trade / Jonathan Goldstein
From a Colonial Settlement to a New Identity: The Rise, Fall and Reemergence of the Jewish Community in Indonesia / Leonard Chrysostomos Epafras and Rotem Kowner
Decolonization and Its Aftermath: The Fate of the Baghdadi Jewish Diaspora in British Asia / Amos Wei Wang Lim
The Jews of Shanghai: The Emergence, Fall and Resurgence of East Asia's Largest Jewish Community / Rotem Kowner and Xu Xin
The Jewish Community of Harbin: Its Meteoric Rise and Fall under the Shade of Three Empires / Joshua Fogel
Taiwan: A Postwar Jewish Community without Deep Roots / Don Shapiro
Jews in Japan: The Winding Road of a Business Community / Rotem Kowner and William Gervase Clarence-Smith
Finding Lost Jews in Asia: The Search for Restored Authenticity and the Rewriting of Zionist History / Gideon Elazar
Jewish Communities in Modern Asia: Underlying Commonalities, Demographic Features and Distinctive Characteristics / Rotem Kowner.
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