Language in Time of Revolution (Paperback, New Ed)

This book on culture and consciousness in history concerns the worldwide transformations of Jewish culture and society and the revival of the ancient Hebrew language following the waves of pogroms in Russia in 1881, when large numbers of Jews in Eastern and Central Europe redefined their identity as Jews in a new and baffling world.
"Reviews"
"With his customary versatility and lucidity Harshav has given us . . . a host of new and provocative insights into modern Jewish history. . . . This book is an outstanding attempt to juxtapose the revolution in Jewish life with that of the Hebrew language in such a way that each informs our understanding of the other."
--Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi,
Columbia University
"It is no small component of Harshav's success in this altogether fascinating book to have made clear the family resemblance between what is still regularly called 'the almost miraculous revival of the Hebrew language' and the coterie movements of European high modernism in both politics and the arts."
--"Modernism/Modernity"
"A wise, original, and stimulating book on the shaping of modern Jewish culture. . . . Humane, deeply erudite, and very satisfying."
--Steven Zipperstein,
Stanford University
"Israeli Hebrew, Angel Saenz-Badillos has written, 'is not the result of natural evolution but of a process without parallel in the development of any other language.' The precise nature of the process is studied in illuminating detail in "Language in Time of Revolution.""
--"London Review of Books"
"The crisscrossing among the discourses of literature, ideology, history, and linguistics makes for a heady intellectual experience. . . . Harshav writes with great authority and verve. . . . His discussions are a model of clarity."
--Alan Mintz,
Brandeis University

General

Imprint:	Stanford University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contraversions: Jews and Other Differences
Release date:	August 1999
First published:	1993
Authors:	Benjamin Harshav
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade / Trade
Pages:	248
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8047-3540-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
LSN:	0-8047-3540-9
Barcode:	9780804735407

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