In Search of American Jewish Culture

by Stephen J. Whitfield

Book Overview

In drama and in musical comedy, in popular song and in symphonic music, in movies and in literature, Jews have contributed to American culture in the 20th century to a degree out of all proportion to their numbers. But does this vast creative output coalesce into something identifiable as an American Jewish culture? Stephen J. Whitfield answers this question with a resounding "yes!" Whitfield focuses on areas where the specifically Jewish contribution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584651717
• ISBN13: 9781584651710
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"