Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern teaches Jewish history in the History Department and the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies, Northwestern University. He publishes frequently in the areas of East European history and culture and Jewish studies. He lives in Chicago.
"Petrovsky is a real rarity among scholars: he is fully at home in
both East European and Jewish literature, and he exhibits an
intimate knowledge of both Ukrainian and Jewish histories."—Glenn
Dynner, author of Men of Silk: The Hasidic Conquest of Polish
Jewish Society
*Glenn Dynner*
"A work of original and impressive scholarship."—Timothy Snyder,
Yale University
*Timothy Snyder*
"A scintilliating, informative, and novel book...The Anti-Imperial
Choice deserves a broad readership among historians, literary
specialists, indeed anyone interested in culture, identity,
and modernity in the context of Eastern Europe."--Theodore R.
Weeks, Journal of Jewish Identities
*Journal of Jewish Identities*
"This book is an important contribution not only to the history of
Jews in Ukriane but also to broader discussions of the role of
language in a writer's construction of his or her national
identity."—Amelia Glaser, American Historical Review
*American Historical Review*
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