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DYNNER, G., Yankel's Tavern. Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland. Oxford University Press, 2015. 272p. Paperback. Glenn Dynner has written a history of Jewish tavern keepers that serves as a point of entry into a much broader challenge to a surprisingly diverse swath of conventional wisdom about Jewish life in the Polish lands of the Russian Empire. For this reason, Yankel s Tavern should be required reading for anyone interested in Jewish history, Polish history, Russian imperial history, nationalism and national identity, and the economic history of eastern Europe. Without ever adopting an aggressive or polemical tone, Dynner has launched several debates that are sure to continue for years to come....[Dynner]offers a story of nuance and complexity, one that defies any attempt to squeeze it into the simplistic dualities that have long weakened both Polish and Jewish history. This alone should place Yankel's Tavern on everyone's must-read list. AJS Review |a 13/02/15 (Publisher's information). € 46.18 (New) (Printed on Demand) (approx. delivery time: 4 weeks) ISBN: 9780190204143