Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture, The (Russian and East European Studies) by David E. Fishman. Pittsburgh 2005.

“Explores the transformation of Yiddish from a low-status vernacular to the medium of a complex modern culture, and examines the efforts of east European Jews to establish their linguistic distinctiveness as part of their struggle for national survival in the diaspora.” [cover blurb]. Volume and dust jacket as new. ISBN 0822942720