Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Lederhendler, Eli (1952-....)
Titre(s) : American Jewry [Texte imprimé] : a new history / Eli Lederhendler, ...
Publication : Cambridge (GB) : Cambridge University Press, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXIV-331 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
Understanding the history of Jews in America requires a synthesis of over 350 years
of documents, social data, literature and journalism, architecture, oratory, and debate,
and each time that history is observed, new questions are raised and new perspectives
found. This book presents a readable account of that history, with an emphasis on
migration patterns, social and religious life, and political and economic affairs.
It explains the long-range development of American Jewry as the product of 'many new
beginnings' more than a direct evolution leading from early colonial experiments to
latter-day social patterns. This book also shows that not all of American Jewish history
has occurred on American soil, arguing that Jews, more than most other Americans,
persist in assigning crucial importance to international issues. This approach provides
a fresh perspective that can open up the practice of minority-history writing, so
that the very concepts of minority and majority should not be taken for granted
Sujet(s) : Juifs -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.049 24 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - Étude en relation avec les Juifs
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780521196086. - ISBN 0521196086. - ISBN 9781316632628. - ISBN 1316632628 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456954142
Notice n° :
FRBNF45695414
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : First encounters, new beginnings: from colonial times to the Civil War ; Changing
places: migration and Americanization,1860s-1920s ; Finding space in America,1920s-1950s
; The European nexus: Spain, Germany, and Russia ; Recapitulations and more beginnings,1950s
to the Twenty-first century.
