Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgements VII
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Historical Background 11
6. 2 The Legal Position of Rural Jews in the Russian Empire 35
7. 3 The Demographics and Geographic Distribution of Rural Jews 51
8. Appendix 1: Tables to Chapter 3 62
9. 4 Lords and Masters 132
10. Appendix 2: Tables to Chapter 4 144
11. 5 Occupational Structure 164
12. 6 Family Structure 178
13. 7 Communal Organization 183
14. Appendix 3: Tables to Chapter 7 188
15. 8 Cultural and Religious Life 194
16. 9 Jewish Farmers 199
17. 10 The Construction of Railways and the Decline of the Propination System 206
18. 11 Genealogical Perspectives 212
19. 12 Conclusions 217
20. 13 Appendix 4: Maps 220
21. Abbreviations 230
22. Bibliography 231
23. List of Figures 246
24. List of Tables 247
25. Index 248