Jews in America: A Contemporary Reader - Couverture souple

 
9780874518993: Jews in America: A Contemporary Reader
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0874518997 ISBN 13 : 9780874518993
Editeur : Brandeis University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Exploring the ongoing adaptation of the American Jewish population as it responds to the challenge of American life, this interdisciplinary collection offers a wide-ranging examination of the personal, social, religious, and political aspects of contemporary American Jewish life. Essays representing the most recent scholarship in sociology and related fields address a range of topics, including feminism, spirituality, intermarriage, antisemitism, and community. Emphasizing the changing patterns of conflict and accommodation resulting from the interaction of American and Jewish values, Jews in America will interest anyone concerned with Jewish identity and continuity in the 21st century. CONTRIBUTORS: Steven Bayme, Jerome Chanes, Carmel Ullman Chiswick, Steven M. Cohen, Sergio DellaPergola, Daniel J. Elazar, Sylvia Barack Fishman, Jerome S. Legge, Jr., Charles S. Liebman, Peter Y. Medding, Uzi Rebhun, Mordechai Rimor, Haym Soloveitchik, Gary A. Tobin, Mark Tolts, Jack Wertheimer, and the editors

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Exploring the ongoing adaptation of the American Jewish population as it responds to the challenge of American life, this interdisciplinary collection offers a wide-ranging examination of the personal, social, religious, and political aspects of contemporary American Jewish life. Essays representing the most recent scholarship in sociology and related fields address a range of topics, including feminism, spirituality, intermarriage, antisemitism, and community. Emphasizing the changing patterns of conflict and accommodation resulting from the interaction of American and Jewish values, Jews in America will interest anyone concerned with Jewish identity and continuity in the 21st century. CONTRIBUTORS: Steven Bayme, Jerome Chanes, Carmel Ullman Chiswick, Steven M. Cohen, Sergio DellaPergola, Daniel J. Elazar, Sylvia Barack Fishman, Jerome S. Legge, Jr., Charles S. Liebman, Peter Y. Medding, Uzi Rebhun, Mordechai Rimor, Haym Soloveitchik, Gary A. Tobin, Mark Tolts, Jack Wertheimer, and the editors

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Éditeur
Brandeis University Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0874518997
ISBN 13 
9780874518993
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
439
Éditeur
Waxman Chaim I., Farber Roberta Rosenberg
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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