Odessa genius and death in a city of dreams
Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, and Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky, and examines the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II.
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c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Odessa : |b genius and death in a city of dreams / |c Charles King. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b W.W. Norton & Co., |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a 336 p. : |b ill., maps ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-323) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Pt. 1. City of dreams -- ch. 1. The sinister shore -- ch. 2. Potemkin and the mercenaries -- ch. 3. Beacon -- ch. 4. The governor and the poet -- ch. 5. "There is nothing national about Odessa" -- pt. 2. The habitations of cruelty -- ch. 6. Schemes and shadows -- ch. 7. Blood and vengeance -- ch. 8. New world -- ch. 9. The fields of Transnistria --ch. 10. "I would like to bring to your attention the following" -- pt. 3. Nostalgia and remembrance -- ch. 11. Hero city -- ch. 12. Twilight -- Chronology. | |
| 520 | |a Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, and Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky, and examines the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Odesa (Ukraine) |x History. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Social change |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cultural pluralism |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cosmopolitanism |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Genius |x Social aspects |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cruelty |x Social aspects |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Death |x Social aspects |z Ukraine |z Odesa |x History. | |
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