Odessa : genius and death in a city of dreams / Charles King.

Author/creator King, Charles, 1967-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2011.
Description336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Jews--Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Social change--Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Cultural pluralism--Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Cosmopolitanism--Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Genius--Social aspects. --Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Cruelty--Social aspects. --Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Death--Social aspects. --Ukraine. --Odesa. --History.
Odesa (Ukraine)--History.
Odesa (Ukraine)--Social conditions.
Odesa (Ukraine)--Biography.

Contents 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.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-323) and index.
LCCN 2010038000
ISBN9780393070842 (hbk.)
ISBN0393070840 (hbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DK5923 .K5 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold