| Photographing the Jewish Nation: Pictures from S. An-Sky's Ethnographic Expeditions Contributor(s): Avrutin, Eugene M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1611686830 ISBN-13: 9781611686838 Publisher: Brandeis University Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| LCCN: 9 |
| Series: Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8.06" W x 9.97" (1.52 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1912 to 1914, S. An-sky and the photographer Solomon Iudovin gathered materials and took photographs of Jewish daily life in pre-Revolutionary Russia's Pale of Settlement. Photographing the Jewish Nation offers English-language readers their first look at over 170 extraordinary, recently rediscovered photographs from their expeditions. The pictures provide visual texture--in remarkable detail--that rarely appears in written sources. This volume includes a critical introduction and five chapters that document all aspects of Jewish life inside the Pale, including work, education, and religious and cultural traditions. |