02983nam 2200613Ia 450 991045056980332120200520144314.01-281-09383-197866110938391-59213-111-5(CKB)1000000000339878(EBL)298858(OCoLC)476074902(SSID)ssj0000125450(PQKBManifestationID)11139678(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125450(PQKBWorkID)10026908(PQKB)11574076(MiAaPQ)EBC298858(OCoLC)166421035(MdBmJHUP)muse15445(Au-PeEL)EBL298858(CaPaEBR)ebr10180163(CaONFJC)MIL109383(EXLCZ)99100000000033987820040527d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommentary in American life[electronic resource] /edited by Murray FriedmanPhiladelphia, PA Temple University Pressc20051 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-106-9 1-59213-105-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1 "America Is Home": Commentary Magazine and the Refocusing of the Community of Memory, 1945-1960; 2 Commentary: The Early Years; 3 The Jewishness of Commentary; 4 Commentary and the City: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong; 5 What They Talked About When They Talked About Literature: Commentary in Its First Three Decades; 6 Commentary and the Common Culture; 7 Norman Podhoretz and the Cold War; 8 Joining the Ranks: Commentary and American Conservatism; 9 Commentary's Children: Neoconservatism in the Twenty-First Century; Notes; About the Contributors; IndexFounded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945 as a monthly journal of ""significant thought and opinion, Jewish affairs and contemporary issues,"" Commentary magazine has through the years had a far-reaching impact on American politics and culture. Commentary in American Life traces this influence over time, especially in creating the neoconservative movement. The authors of each chapter also consider the ways the magazine shaped and reflected major cultural and literary trends in the United States. The end result offers a full accounting of one of the most important jourJewsUnited StatesPolitics and governmentJewsUnited StatesIntellectual lifeElectronic books.JewsPolitics and government.JewsIntellectual life.296/.05Friedman Murray1926-893633MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450569803321Commentary in American life1996183UNINA