Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Historical Background -- 2 The Legal Position of Rural Jews in the Russian Empire -- 3 The Demographics and Geographic Distribution of Rural Jews -- Appendix 1: Tables to Chapter 3 -- 4 Lords and Masters -- Appendix 2: Tables to Chapter 4 -- 5 Occupational Structure -- 6 Family Structure -- 7 Communal Organization -- Appendix 3: Tables to Chapter 7 -- 8 Cultural and Religious Life -- 9 Jewish Farmers -- 10 The Construction of Railways and the Decline of the Propination System -- 11 Genealogical Perspectives -- 12 Conclusions -- 13 Appendix 4: Maps -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index.

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