01916nam a22003374a 4500 ebr10318091 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080723s2009 inuab sb 001 0 eng 2008032577 9780253352873 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780253220585 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646814570 e-ur--- DS135.R9 V43 2009eb 305.892/404709034 22 Veidlinger, Jeffrey, 1971- Jewish public culture in the late Russian empire [electronic resource] / Jeffrey Veidlinger. Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, c2009. xviii, 382 p. : ill., maps. The modern Jewish experience Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Jewish public culture -- The Jews of this world -- Libraries: from the study hall to the public library -- Reading: from sacred duty to leisure time -- Literary societies: the culture of language and the language of culture -- Cultural performance: the people of the book and the spoken word -- Theater: the professionalization of performance -- Musical and dramatic societies: amateur performers and audiences -- The Jewish historical and ethnographic society: collecting the Jewish past -- Public history: imagining Russian Jews -- Conclusion: this world and the next. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Jews Russia Intellectual life. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10318091 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 59632 59632