Darker Shade of Pale (Paperback)

Deborah Posel

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2025

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Paperback. A sweeping story with intimate roots, Darker Shade of Pale traces a little-known chapter in the history of global migration: the journey of Jewish families from the Russian Empires Pale of Settlement to the far-flung colony of South Africa at the turn of the twentieth century. Written by acclaimed South African sociologist Deborah Posel, this deeply personal yet broadly resonant narrative blends family memoir with incisive historical analysis.At its heart is Posels grandfather, Maurice Posel, whose story of struggle and ambivalence she pieces together from family lore, feint archival traces and the lives of others. In turn, Maurices seemingly insignificant life becomes a prism through which Posel considers afresh the greatest migration in human history, as historians call it. Maurices journey and, importantly, those of the educated, working women Posel follows reveals the unspoken, often painful costs of uprooting: what had to be abandoned, what was endured, and what could never be fully left behind.From the shtetls rigid traditions to the racial hierarchies of the British Empire, Posel explores how Jewish migrants navigated social orders. She examines how identities shifted and how success was both a goal and a burden particularly for those who didnt achieve it. Along the way, Darker Shade of Pale sheds new light on the complicated role of Jews in colonial South Africa, their uneasy positioning within whiteness, and their unexpected interactions with Black communities.Lyrical, probing and unflinching, Darker Shade of Pale is essential reading for anyone interested in migration, identity, and the hidden layers of history and their continued tremors. Its a powerful reminder that the migrant story is never simple and always singular.Perfect for readers of Isabel Wilkerson, Adam Hochschild, and Daniel Mendelsohn. Darker Shade of Pale traces early twentieth century Jewish migration from the Russian Empire to colonial South Africa through one mans life. Blending personal memoir and historical inquiry, Deborah Posel reveals the hidden costs of uprootingdislocation, ambition, shameand the shame of failure in a settler colony. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titre
Darker Shade of Pale (Paperback)
Auteur
Deborah Posel
Éditeur
Wits University Press, Johannesburg
Année de publication
2025
État de l'article
new
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1776149718
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781776149711

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