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Postwar stories : how books made Judaism American / Rachel Gordan.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197694367Subject(s): Jews -- United States -- History -- 1945- | Antisemitism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Antisemitism in literature | Jews in literature | American literature -- Jewish authors -- History and criticism | Society | Society & culture: generalAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197694329DDC classification: 305.8924073 LOC classification: E184.355 | G6 2024Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Drawing on several archives, magazine articles, and nearly-forgotten bestsellers, Rachel Gordan examines how Jewish middlebrow literature helped to shape post-Holocaust American Jewish identity. Positive depictions of Jews in popular literature had a normalizing effect, while at the same time forging the notion of Judaism as an American religion distinct from Christianity but part of America's alleged 'Judeo-Christian' heritage.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2024.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on several archives, magazine articles, and nearly-forgotten bestsellers, Rachel Gordan examines how Jewish middlebrow literature helped to shape post-Holocaust American Jewish identity. Positive depictions of Jews in popular literature had a normalizing effect, while at the same time forging the notion of Judaism as an American religion distinct from Christianity but part of America's alleged 'Judeo-Christian' heritage.
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