City of Promises : A History of the Jews of New York, 3-volume box set /

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New York Jews, so visible and integral to the culture, economy and politics of America's greatest city, has eluded the grasp of historians for decades. Surprisingly, no comprehensive history of New York Jews has ever been written. City of Promises: The History of the Jews in New York, a three v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rock, Howard B. (Autor), Gurock, Jeffrey S. (Autor), Linden, Diana L. (Autor, Contribuidor), Moore, Deborah Dash (Autor), Soyer, Daniel (Autor)
Otros Autores: Dash Moore, Deborah (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2012]
Colección:City of Promises ; 3
Temas:
Jews > New York (State) > New York.
Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA).
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • General Editor's Acknowledgments
  • Author's Acknowledgments
  • Prologue: Neighborhood Dreams and Urban Promises
  • 1. Building and Sustaining Common Ground
  • 2. Friends or Ideologues
  • 3. During Catastrophe and Triumph
  • 4. Élan of a Jewish City
  • 5. Crises and Contention
  • 6. Amid Decline and Revival
  • 6. Renewed Activism
  • Epilogue: In a New Millennium
  • Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1920 - 2010
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author
  • Front Matter 2
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • General Editor's Acknowledgments
  • Authors' Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Emerging Jewish Metropolis
  • 1. Neighborhood Networks
  • 2. "Radical Reform": Union through Charity
  • 3. Moorish Manhattan
  • 4. Immigrant Citadels: Tenements, Shops, Stores, and Streets
  • 5. Capital of the Jewish World
  • 6. Jews at the Polls: Th e Rise of the Jewish Style in New York Politics
  • 7. Jews and New York Culture
  • Conclusion: The Jewish Metropolis at the End of the Immigrant Era
  • Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1840-1920
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Authors
  • Front Matter 3
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • General Editor's Acknowledgments
  • Author's Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Dutch Beginning
  • 2. A Merchant Community
  • 3. A Synagogue Community
  • 4. The Jewish Community and the American Revolution
  • 5. The Jewish Community of Republican New York
  • 6. A Republican Faith
  • 7. New York's Republican Rabbi and His Congregation
  • 8. Beyond the Synagogue in Antebellum New York
  • 9. Division, Display, Devotion, and Defense: Th e Synagogue in Antebellum New York
  • 10. The Challenge of Reform
  • 11. Politics, Race, and the Civil War
  • Conclusion
  • Visual Essay: An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1654 - 1865
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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