Literary Mafia - Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous

About the author

Josh Lambert is Sophia Moses Robison Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English, and director of the Jewish Studies Program, at Wellesley College. The Literary Mafia was named a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in 2023. Lambert is also the author of Unclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture.

Summary

An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous

Product details

• Authors: Josh Lambert, Lambert Josh
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780300251425
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25142-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Jewish, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Media, Information & Communication Industries