Demographic Avant-Garde: Jews in Bohemia between the Enlightenment and the Shoah

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Vobecká, Jana
Demographic Avant-Garde: Jews in Bohemia between the Enlightenment and the Shoah.
Budapest: Central European University Press, 2013. 225 s. ISBN 978-615-5225-33-8
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378025
Klíčová slova: Jews * Bohemia * historical demography
Kód oboru RIV: AB - Dějiny

Demographic Avant-Garde documents the unique demographic behavior of Jews in Bohemia from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. It examines what made Bohemian Jews true forerunners of the demographic transition in Europe and explains why this occurred. The book analyzes Jews’ main demographic processes and their interpretation in a larger social-historical and international context as well as the socio-economic position of Jews within Czech society. It critically evaluates the reliability and completeness of available historical data sources, and summarizes a rich trove of primary data sources. Demographic Avant-Garde highlights the role of human capital, culture, the legal environment and economic development in precipitating a rapid demographic transition. It is recommended reading for those with interest in social demography, social history, demographic transition, and the modern Jewish experience in Europe.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0223823