The Jews and the Nation Revolution, Emancipation, State Formation, and the Liberal Paradigm in America and France
This book is the first systematic comparison of the civic integration of Jews in the United States and France--specifically, from the two countries' revolutions through the American republic and the Napoleonic era (1775-1815). Frederic Jaher develops a vehicle for a broader and uniquely rich analysis of French and American nation-building and political culture. He returns grand theory to historical scholarship by examining the Jewish encounter with state formation and Jewish acquisition of civic equality from the perspective of the ""paradigm of liberal inclusiveness"" as formulated by Alex
History
1 online resource (304 p.)
9781282157613, 9786612157615, 9781400825264, 1282157612, 6612157615, 1400825261
1162222381
PREFACE; PART I: Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Prospect; CHAPTER 2 The Nation; PART II: The Account; CHAPTER 3 The French Experience I: The Revolution and Its Republic; CHAPTER 4 The French Experience II: Napoleon and the First Empire; CHAPTER 5 The American Experience; PART III: Conclusion; CHAPTER 6 The Argument; CHAPTER 7 The Outcome; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Description based upon print version of record
English