"An imaginative and original work. It offers an intriguing argument that in the first half of the twentieth century, diaspora Jewish identities were defined through a constant, dynamic process of inte
At which moments and in which ways did Jews play a central role in the development of American capitalism? Many popular writers address the intersection of Jews and capitalism, but few scholars, pe
How has the ability of Jews to amass and wield power, within both Jewish and non-Jewish society, influenced and been influenced by their economic activity?Purchasing Power answers this question by exa
Despite being the archetypal diasporic people, modern Jews have most often been studied as citizens and subjects of single nation states and empires—as American, Polish, Russian, or German Jews. This
