World of Our Fathers, 30th Edition
The Journey of the East European Jews to America and the Life They Found and Made
$93.20
- Paperback
768 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2005
Summary
A new 30th Anniversary paperback edition of an award-winning classic. Winner of the National Book Award, 1976 World of Our Fathers traces the story of Eastern Europe’s Jews to America over four decades. Beginning in the 1880s, it offers a rich portrayal of the East European Jewish experience in New York, and shows how the immigrant generation tried to maintain their Yiddish culture while becoming American. It is essential reading for those interested in understanding why these forebears to ma…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780814736852 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0814736858 |
| Author: | Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Edition: | 30th |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 1.33kg |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“World of Our Fathersis a book for Jew and non-Jew, for immigrants and native-born Americans. It is a book for all people.” -Chicago Tribune Book World
A new 30th Anniversary paperback edition of an award-winning classic.“Irving Howe has written a great book … a marvelous narrative.” –The New York Times Book ReviewWorld of Our Fathers is a book for Jew and non-Jew, for immigrants and native-born Americans. It is a book for all people.“–Chicago Tribune Book World
About The Author
Irving Howe
Irving Howe (Author) Irving Howe (1920-1993) played a pivotal role in American intellectual life for over five decades, from the 1940s to the 1990s. Best known for World of Our Fathers, Howe also won acclaim for his prodigious output of illuminating essays on American culture and as an indefatigable promoter of democratic socialism. He was the founding editor of Dissent, the journal he edited for nearly forty years. Morris Dickstein (Foreword by) Morris Dickstein is Distinguished Professor of English and Theatre and Senior Fellow of the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including Leopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945-1970
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