A People Divided: Judaism in Contemporary America

This indipensable road map to the volcanic landscape of contemporary American Judaism reveals the profound effects that changes in the wider society--everything from suburbanization to population growth to feminism--have had on Jewish religious and communal life.

About the author

STEPHEN J. WHITFIELD is Professor of American Studies at Brandeis University, and author of seven other books, including The Culture of the Cold War (1990), A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till (1988), and American Space, Jewish Time (1988).

Summary

An analysis of contemporary American Judaism within the broader scope of American religious life.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Wertheimer
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1997
• EAN: 9780874518481
• ISBN: 978-0-87451-848-1
• No. of pages: 287
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 217 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Series: Brandeis Series in American Je; Brandeis American Jewish Histo
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous