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Media and Culture in the U.S. Jewish Labor Movement
Brian Dolber
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Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFD; JFSR1; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 483.
This book explores the Jewish Left’s innovative strategies in maintaining newspapers, radio stations, and educational activities during a moment of crisis in global democracy. In the wake of the First World War, as immigrant workers and radical organizations came under attack, leaders within largely Jewish unions and political parties determined to keep their tradition of social unionism alive. By adapting to an emerging media environment dependent on advertising, turn-of-the-century Yiddish socialism morphed into a new political identity compatible with American liberalism and an expanding consumer society. Through this process, the Jewish ... Read more
This book explores the Jewish Left’s innovative strategies in maintaining newspapers, radio stations, and educational activities during a moment of crisis in global democracy. In the wake of the First World War, as immigrant workers and radical organizations came under attack, leaders within largely Jewish unions and political parties determined to keep their tradition of social unionism alive. By adapting to an emerging media environment dependent on advertising, turn-of-the-century Yiddish socialism morphed into a new political identity compatible with American liberalism and an expanding consumer society. Through this process, the Jewish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319435473
SKU
V9783319435473
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About Brian Dolber
Brian Dolber has been Assistant Professor at SUNY College at Oneonta, USA and taught courses at the American Jewish University. As a committed scholar-activist, he has worked with the Service Employees International Union, American Federation of Teachers, the Graduate Employees’ Organization, and Unite Here Local 11. He is the winner of the Margaret A. Blanchard Best Dissertation Prize from the ... Read more
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