{"product_id":"the-jewish-inn-in-polish-culture-between-practice-and-phantasm-9780253072931","title":"The Jewish Inn in Polish Culture: Between Practice and Phantasm","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Jewish inn (\u003ci\u003eżydowska karczma\u003c\/i\u003e) was a central pillar of economic and social life in Polish lands before the Second World War. While its primary role was to provide hospitality, it also functioned as a multifaceted hub for business, leisure, and religious festivities, reflecting its vital role in the community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Inn: Between Practice and Phantasm\u003c\/i\u003e, editors Halina Goldberg and Bożena Shallcross present 11 captivating articles that delve into the inn's significance as a symbolic incubator of Jewish cultural possibilities. The collection examines the inn's evolving artistic potential across different eras, genres, media, and analytical perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom exploring the intricate connections between music, dance, and other arts within the inn's spatial arrangement to highlighting the increasing prominence of women in the inn's family dynamics, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewish Inn\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and transdisciplinary reevaluation of this crucial institution and stands as a significant and creative contribution to Polish-Jewish studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalina Goldberg is Professor of Musicology and Director of the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. She is Director of the digital project Jewish Life in Interwar Lódź (https: \/\/jewish-lodz.iu.edu), and the author of \u003ci\u003eMusic in Chopin's Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eBożena Shallcross is Professor of Polish Literature in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Core Faculty of the Institute on the Formation of Culture at the University of Chicago. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust Object in Polish and Polish-Jewish Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, which also appeared in Polish and Russian translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811642147090,"sku":"9780253072931","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e742fa3-917e-40f3-a499-33130bb2783a.jpg?v=1766487259","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-jewish-inn-in-polish-culture-between-practice-and-phantasm-9780253072931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}