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Autore |
Falk Gerhard |
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Titolo |
The German Jews in America : a minority within a minority / / Gerhard Falk |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-7618-6617-5 |
0-7618-6306-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (172 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews, German - History - 19th century - United States |
Jews, German - History - 20th century - United States |
United States Ethnic relations History 19th century |
United States Ethnic relations History 20th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Prologue; 2 The Germans Re-Invent Judaism; 3 The Persecution of the German Jews, 1933-1941; 4 The Refugees Come to America; 5 Scientists, Professors, and Academics; 6 From Immigrant to Marginal Man; 7 Assimilation, Acculturation, and the Immigrant; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Falk focuses on refugees who fled from Nazi tyranny in the 1930s, immigrated to America, and succeeded despite immense obstacles. This book includes a review of the most prominent academics that made major contributions to science, medicine, art, and literature in America. |
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