Cities, Citizenship and Jews in France and the United States, 1905-2022 (Volume 2)

ISBN-13: 9781032505916 / Twarda / 2023 / 480 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. The Six Day War and Viet Nam: Geopolitics and Jewish Identity in 1967  2. Integration in Cities and Suburbs, c. 1950-90  3. The Widening Atlantic, 1990-2022: Diverging Middle Classes  4. Misunderstandings, International Relations, Diplomacy and Jewish Issues  5. Weatherproofing Democracy: Jews, an Urban People, an Uncertain Time.  Annex: Jewish Demography in Numbers and Words

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).