Pride Versus Prejudice

This pioneering study isa treasure trove of new information, illustrating the lives and professionalexperiences of the people involved in such a way as to demonstrate clearly boththe obstacles they faced and the status they achieved. Its wealth of detail, inmany cases fleshing out the careers of leading Jewish professional figures forthe first time, makes engaging reading. The narrativeproceeds chronologically with careful attention to social context, startingwith the Victorian and Edwardian era