Cities, Citizenship and Jews in France and the United States, 1905-2022 (Volume 1)

ISBN-13: 9781032505893 / Twarda / 2023 / 440 str.

Josef W. Konvitz

Opis

This comparative, transatlantic two-volume work covers nearly 120 years of the history of the rights, integration, and security of the Jewish people in both the United States and France, the countries with the largest and third-largest Jewish populations.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Cities and Citizenship in Two Atlantic Revolutions  2. Jews in the French and American Armies in the World Wars  3. New York and Paris, 1919-1939: A Story of Capitalism and Culture  4. The Shoah and National Memory  5. France and the United States, 1945-70: The Struggle to Create Unity

O autorze

Josef W. Konvitz is an historian and retired diplomat. After teaching history at Michigan State University (1973–1992), he joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, serving as Head of Division, Urban Affairs (1996–2003), and of the Regulatory Policy Division (2003–2011).