The Shtetl: Myth and Reality with Samuel KassowNew Books in SociologyEven those who do not know much Yiddish have probably heard the word “shtetl,” but what does that word mean exactly? Can we just say that it was a small town in Eastern Europe with a lot of Jews—and l...256 days agoThe Shtetl: Myth and Reality with Samuel KassowNew Books in Sociology0:00 / 0:00Read the original at newbooksnetwork.comUse this feed in your RSS readerCopy the publisher’s public feed URL, or build an OPML reading list for another reader.Copy RSS URL Open RSS feed · Find feeds & export OPMLKeep up with this sourceFollow this sourceKeep this source in your dashboard and return to its latest articles. Email alerts are managed separately in Settings.FetchFeeds groups articles by feed so you can follow sources, compare coverage, and save stories for later.Back to all articles from New Books in SociologyMore from this feedChoose another story from New Books in Sociology.Alice Wiemers, "Village Work: Development and Rural Statecraft in Twentieth-Century Ghana" (Ohio UP, 2021)Elliot Dolan-Evans, "Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Bristol UP, 2025)Miguel Sicart, "Playing Software: Homo Ludens in Computational Culture" (MIT Press, 2023)Nicole E. Trujillo-Pagán, "Detroit Never Left: Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossings" (NYU Press, 2025)Michael James Roberts et al., "Roll and Flow: The Cultural Politics of Skateboarding and Surfing" (San Diego State UP, 2024)Jennifer Randles, "Living Diaper to Diaper: The Hidden Crisis of Poverty and Motherhood" (U California Press, 2026)Eleanor Gordon et al., "Working-Class Courtship, Marriage, and Divorce in Scotland, 1855–1939" (Oxford UP, 2025)Tamara Kay, "Sesame Street Around the World: Culture, Politics, and Transnational Organizational Partnerships" (Oxford UP, 2025)
