Yiddish and Power
Author: D. Katz
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-12-22
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1137475757
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional civilisation of Jewish Ashkenaz in central, and then in eastern Europe, and its interaction with the surrounding non-Jewish culture. It explores the various ways in which Yiddish has empowered masses and served political agendas.