A vanished ideology : essays on the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century / edited by Matthew B. Hoffman and Henry F. Srebrnik. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik -- At what cost comrades? : exploring the Jewishness of yiddish-speaking communists in the United States / Matthew Hoffman -- The scorched melting pot : the Jewish people's fraternal order and the making of American Jewish communism, 1930-1950 / Jennifer Young -- Paul Novick, a standard-bearer of yiddish communism / Gennady Estraikh -- Chasing an illusion : the Canadian Jewish communist movement / Henry Srebrnik -- The Canadian Jewish left : culture, community and the Soviet Union / Ester Reiter -- Jews in the communist party of Great Britain : perceptions of ethnicity and class / Stephen M. Cullen -- Jewish communism in Australia / Philip Mendes -- Jews and communism in South Africa / David Yoram Saks -- Conclusion: the end of a dream / Matthew Hoffman and Henry Srebrnik -- Contributors -- Index.

"First comprehensive examination of the rise and decline of the Jewish communist movement in the English-speaking world."--


English.

9781438462202 1438462204


Jewish communists--History.
Communism--History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
Communism.
Jewish communists.


Electronic books.
History.

HX550.J4 / V36 2016eb

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