Overview
- Summary
- "In a tribute to his late father, British historian Mark Mazower traces his family's story from the end of the nineteenth century to today, beginning with his grandfather Mordkhel Mazower's birth in the town of Grodno, part of the Pale of Settlement to which the majority of the Russian Empire's Jews were confined. An activist and member of the Communist Bund, Mordkhel--who later assumed the more European name "Max"--Travelled widely in the years surrounding the Revolution before ultimately settling in England, where his son would live his entire life"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- New York : Other Press, [2017]
- Locale
- England
- Contents
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On West Hill
The bundist
1905
The Yost Typewriting Company
Border crossing, 1919
Brits and Bolsheviks
Wood end
The afterlife
Zachar
The expanding silence
André
The Krylenko Connection
Frouma
Highgate
The sheltering word
Ira
Childhood
The war
Oxford and what came between
The shed
Family trees; Mazower Family; Toumarkine Family. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references.
On West Hill -- The bundist -- 1905 -- The Yost Typewriting Company -- Border crossing, 1919 -- Brits and Bolsheviks -- Wood end -- The afterlife -- Zachar -- The expanding silence -- André -- The Krylenko Connection -- Frouma -- Highgate -- The sheltering word -- Ira -- Childhood -- The war -- Oxford and what came between -- The shed -- Family trees; Mazower Family; Toumarkine Family.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781590519073
1590519078 - Physical Description
- 379 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm
Keywords & Subjects
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- 2020-01-16 14:13:00
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