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Autore |
Greene Daniel <1973-> |
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Titolo |
The Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism [[electronic resource] ] : The Menorah Association and American Diversity / / Daniel Greene |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Collana |
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The modern Jewish experience |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cultural pluralism - United States - History - 20th century |
Jews - United States - Intellectual life - 20th century |
Jews - Cultural assimilation - United States |
Jews - United States - Identity |
Jewish college students - United States - Societies, etc |
Jewish college students - Massachusetts - Cambridge - Societies, etc |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: "Kultur Klux Klan or cultural pluralism" -- The Harvard Menorah Society and the Menorah idea -- The intercollegiate Menorah Association and the "Jewish invasion" of American colleges -- Cultural pluralism and its critics -- Jewish studies in an American setting -- A pluralist history and culture -- Pluralism in fiction -- Epilogue: "The promise of the Menorah idea". |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Daniel Greene traces the emergence of the idea of cultural pluralism to the lived experiences of a group of Jewish college students and public intellectuals, including the philosopher Horace M. Kallen. These young Jews faced particular challenges as they sought to integrate themselves into the American academy and literary world of the early 20th century. At Harvard University, they founded an influential student organization known as the Menorah Association in 1906 and later the Menorah Journal, which |
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