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Why the Jews?
eBook - How Jewish Values Transformed Twentieth Century American Pop Culture
ISBN/EAN: 9781538143131
Umbreit-Nr.: 2226198
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 254 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 15.04.2021
Auflage: 1/2021
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><span>At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jewish immigrants upended Protestant control of vaudeville and the silent film industry. This book rejects the commonly held explanations for this shift: Jewish commercial acumen and their desire to assimilate. Instead, this book argues that the pleasure principlea positive view of bodily pleasures and sexuality that Jewish immigrants held gave rise to the role of Jewish influence on popular culture, an influence still felt today.<br><br>After discussing the pivotal ascendancy of Jews in vaudeville and silent films, Cherry explores the important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and the big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He concludes with a broader discussion of Jewish values that helps explain the continued outsized role that Jews continue to play in American popular culture.</span></p>
- Kurztext
- <p><span>The author explores the important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He concludes with a discussion of Jewish values that helps explain the role that Jews continue to play in American popular culture. </span></p> <p></p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><span>Robert Cherry, recently retired professor of economics at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center, contributes to</span><span>The Forward, The Jerusalem Post, Israel Studies</span><span>, and</span><span>Contemporary Jewry.</span></p>