United States Jewry, 1776-1985: Volume 4, the East European Period, the Emergence of the American Jew Epilogue Vol. 4 Contributor(s): Marcus, Jacob Rader (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814345069 ISBN-13: 9780814345061 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $34.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - Social Science | Jewish Studies - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 973.049 |
Physical Information: 1.95" H x 6" W x 9" (2.86 lbs) 990 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In United States Jewry, 1776-1985, the dean of American Jewish historians, Jacob Rader Marcus, unfolds the history of Jewish immigration, segregation, and integration; of Jewry's cultural exclusiveness and assimilation; of its internal division and indivisible unity; and of its role in the making of America. Characterized by Marcus's impeccable scholarship, meticulous documentation, and readable style, this landmark four-volume set completes the history Marcus began in The Colonial American Jew, 1492-1776. In the fourth and final volume of this set, Marcus deals with the coming and challenge of the East European Jews from 1852 to 1920. He explores settlement and colonization, dispersal to rural areas, life in large cities, the proletarians, the garment industry, the unions, and socialism. He also describes the life of the middle and upper class East European Jew. Special attention is paid to the growth of Zionism. In the epilogue, Marcus writes about the evolution of the "American Jew." |