Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-382) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / J. Kalik -- Introduction / J. Kalik -- Chapter One. The Development Of Jewish Autonomy / J. Kalik -- Chapter Two. The Structure Of Jewish Autonomy / J. Kalik -- Chapter Three. Jewish Demography And Geography / J. Kalik -- Chapter Four. The Administrative Structure Of The Urban Jewish Population / J. Kalik -- Chapter Five. The Administrative Structure Of The Rural Jewish Population / J. Kalik -- Chapter Six. The \'Leaseholders’ Belt\' / J. Kalik -- Chapter Seven. Jewish Political Leadership / J. Kalik -- Chapter Eight. A Case Study: The Jewish Subjects Of Kazimierz Granowski, Voivode Of Rawa / J. Kalik -- Chapter Nine. Conclusions / J. Kalik -- Appendix One. Tables To Chapter Two / J. Kalik -- Appendix Two. Maps To Chapter Two / J. Kalik -- Abbreviations / J. Kalik -- Bibliography / J. Kalik -- Index / J. Kalik.

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Polish-Lithuanian Jewry was the center of the early modern Jewish world, and the most outstanding symbol of its glory was the famous Jewish autonomy. In spite of the considerable attention that scholars have paid to the Council of the Four Lands, surprisingly little information was available from the Jewish autonomous institutions in the Polish-Lituanian Commonwealth. This changed, however, with the discovery of the complete corpus of Jewish poll-tax lists from 1717-1764. The present book is based upon the analysis of these new sources which supply a diachronic dimension, about half a century in duration, to systematic data about the Jewish population in Poland. It provides the full statistical information in the form of tables and is supplemented with a series of maps.