Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 27: Jews in the Kingdom of Poland, 1815-1918

Book Overview

The Kingdom of Poland, also known as the Congress Kingdom or Russian Poland, was created by a decision of the Congress of Vienna as part of its attempt to set up a post-Napoleonic European order. It incorporated lands that for many decades had been the most important centers of Polish politics, finance, education, and culture, and which also had the largest concentration of Jews in eastern Europe. Because of these factors, and because its semi-autonomous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906764220
• ISBN13: 9781906764227
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"