Material culture and Jewish thought in America / Ken Koltun-Fromm.

Author/creator Koltun-Fromm, Ken
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press,
Descriptionxi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Judaism--United States.
Jews--United States. --Identity.
Jews--United States. --Intellectual life.
Jews--Cultural assimilation. --United States.
United States--Civilization. --Jewish influences.

Contents Introduction : material culture and Jewish identity in America -- The material self : Mordecai Kaplan and the art of writing -- The material past : Edward Bernays, Joshua Liebman, and Erich Fromm -- Material place : Joseph Soloveitchik and the urban holy -- Material presence : Abraham Joshua Heschel and The Sabbath -- The material narrative : Yezierska, Roth, Ozick, Malamud -- The material gaze : American Jewish identity and heritage production -- Conclusion : American or Jewish material identity?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009052337
ISBN9780253354549 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253354544 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780253221834 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0253221838 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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