| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 488 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Entries; Guide to Related Topics; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Encyclopedia; Bibliography; Index; About the Editors and Contributors |
| Summary |
This unique encyclopedia chronicles American Jewish popular culture, past and present in music, art, food, religion, literature, and more. Over 150 entries, written by scholars in the field, highlight topics ranging from animation and comics to Hollywood and pop psychology. Without the profound contributions of American Jews, the popular culture we know today would not exist. Where would music be without the music of Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand, humor without Judd Apatow and Jerry Seinfeld, film without Steven Spielberg, literature without Phillip Roth, Broadway without Rodgers and Hammerste |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-474) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Jews -- United States -- Encyclopedias
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Jews in popular culture -- United States -- Encyclopedias
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Civilization -- Jewish influences.
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Ethnic relations.
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Jews.
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Jews in popular culture.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization -- Jewish influences -- Encyclopedias
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- Encyclopedias
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| Subject |
United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fischel, Jack
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Ortmann, Susan M.
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| LC no. |
2008028513 |
| ISBN |
0313087342 |
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9780313087349 |
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0313339899 |
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9780313339899 |
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