In the Catskills - A Century of Jewish Experience in 'The Mountains'

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Summary

Through fiction, memoir, music, and art, this book offers a glimpse of the Catskills experience over a century and assesses its continuing impact on American culture. The book features contributions from such writers as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Vivian Gornick; and original contributions from historians, sociologists, and scholars of American and Judaic studies.

Product details

• Authors: Phil Brown
• Assisted by: Phil Brown (Editor), Brown Phil (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2002
• EAN: 9780231123600
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12360-0
• No. of pages: 367
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; New York, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, The arts: general issues, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious), 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Sociology: sport and leisure, History of the Americas, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Social groups: religious groups and communities