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Adventures in Yiddishland: Postvernacular Language and Culture
Contributor(s): Shandler, Jeffrey (Author)

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 ISBN: 0520258118     ISBN-13: 9780520258112
Publisher: University of California Press
OUR PRICE: $33.55  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2008
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Annotation: "Adventures in Yiddishland "examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of modern Yiddish culture as well as its centuries-old history, Jeffrey Shandler investigates the remarkable diversity of contemporary encounters with the language. His study traverses the broad spectrum of people who engage with Yiddish--from Hasidim to avant-garde performers, Jews as well as non-Jews, fluent speakers as well as those who know little or no Yiddish--in communities across the Americas, in Europe, Israel, and other outposts of "Yiddishland."
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Yiddish
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Religion | Judaism - General
Dewey: 439.1
LCCN: 2005005293
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.8" L (0.85 lbs) 278 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 133134
Reading Level: 6.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Adventures in Yiddishland examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the language of daily life for millions of Jews to what the author terms a postvernacular language of diverse and expanding symbolic value. With a thorough command of modern Yiddish culture as well as its centuries-old history, Jeffrey Shandler investigates the remarkable diversity of contemporary encounters with the language. His study traverses the broad spectrum of people who engage with Yiddish-from Hasidim to avant-garde performers, Jews as well as non-Jews, fluent speakers as well as those who know little or no Yiddish-in communities across the Americas, in Europe, Israel, and other outposts of "Yiddishland."
 
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