Prophecy and politics

In the period from 1881 to 1917 socialist movements flourished in every major centre of Russian Jewish life, but, despite common foundations, there was often profound and bitter disagreement between them. This book describes the formation and evolution of these movements, which were at once united by a powerful vision and sundered by the contradictions of practical politics. -- Provided by publisher.

First sentence: Moses Hess and Aron Liberman were the first "Jewish socialists," the first to argue that Jews should form an independent unit in the fight for international socialism.

Year

1981

Language

English

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Editions

4

Pages

708

ISBN

9780521269193

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