LEADER 02983nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910450569803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-09383-1 010 $a9786611093839 010 $a1-59213-111-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000339878 035 $a(EBL)298858 035 $a(OCoLC)476074902 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000125450 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139678 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125450 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026908 035 $a(PQKB)11574076 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC298858 035 $a(OCoLC)166421035 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15445 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL298858 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180163 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109383 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000339878 100 $a20040527d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCommentary in American life$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Murray Friedman 210 $aPhiladelphia, PA $cTemple University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-106-9 311 $a1-59213-105-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aFounded 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 jour 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xPolitics and government 606 $aJews$zUnited States$xIntellectual life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aJews$xIntellectual life. 676 $a296/.05 701 $aFriedman$b Murray$f1926-$0893633 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450569803321 996 $aCommentary in American life$91996183 997 $aUNINA