American Judaism : a history, second edition / / Jonathan D. Sarna

• Autore: Sarna Jonathan D.
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Edizione: 2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (558 pages)
• Disciplina: 296.0973
• Soggetto topico: Judaism - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition -- 1. Colonial Beginnings -- 2. The Revolution in American Judaism -- 3. Union and Disunion -- 4. Two Worlds of American Judaism -- 5. An Anxious Subculture -- 6. Renewal -- Conclusion: Into the Twenty-First Century- American Judaism at a Crossroads -- Appendix: American Jewish Population Estimates, 1660-2015 -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- Critical Dates -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Jonathan D. Sarna's award-winning American Judaism is now available in an updated and revised edition that summarizes recent scholarship and takes into account important historical, cultural, and political developments in American Judaism over the past fifteen years. Praise for the first edition: "Sarna . . . has written the first systematic, comprehensive, and coherent history of Judaism in America; one so well executed, it is likely to set the standard for the next fifty years."-Jacob Neusner, Jerusalem Post "A masterful overview."-Jeffrey S. Gurock, American Historical Review "This book is destined to be the new classic of American Jewish history."-Norman H. Finkelstein, Jewish Book World Winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award/Jewish Book of the Year
• Titolo autorizzato: American Judaism
• ISBN: 0-300-24538-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910838265103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II