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Quest for Inclusion
Marc Dollinger
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Description for Quest for Inclusion
Hardback. A synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and US public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, this work identifies the drive for a more tolerant, pluralistic, and egalitarian nation with Jewish desires for inclusion in the larger non-Jewish society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
For over sixty years, Jews have ranked as the most liberal white ethnic group in American politics, figuring prominently in social reform campaigns ranging from the New Deal to the civil rights movement. Today many continue to defy stereotypes that link voting patterns to wealth. What explains this political behavior? Historians have attributed it mainly to religious beliefs, but Marc Dollinger discovered that this explanation fails to account for the entire American Jewish political experience. In this, the first synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and U.S. public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, Dollinger identifies the drive for a ... Read more
For over sixty years, Jews have ranked as the most liberal white ethnic group in American politics, figuring prominently in social reform campaigns ranging from the New Deal to the civil rights movement. Today many continue to defy stereotypes that link voting patterns to wealth. What explains this political behavior? Historians have attributed it mainly to religious beliefs, but Marc Dollinger discovered that this explanation fails to account for the entire American Jewish political experience. In this, the first synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and U.S. public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, Dollinger identifies the drive for a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691005096
SKU
V9780691005096
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About Marc Dollinger
Marc Dollinger is Associate Professor of U.S. History at Pasadena City College.
Reviews for Quest for Inclusion
"This is an exemplary study of striking success in acculturation, differentiation, and rise to prosperity and prestige."
Choice "The book's purpose 'is threefold: to document the impressive contributions of Jewish liberals to American political culture, to define the limits of American Jewish liberalism, and to reconcile the apparent contradiction between Jewish liberal strength and its serious failures.' Well grounded in both ... Read more
Choice "The book's purpose 'is threefold: to document the impressive contributions of Jewish liberals to American political culture, to define the limits of American Jewish liberalism, and to reconcile the apparent contradiction between Jewish liberal strength and its serious failures.' Well grounded in both ... Read more