Commentary in American life / edited by Murray Friedman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedman, Murray, 1926-2005.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Politics and government.

Jews.

Jews--United States--Intellectual life.

Commentary (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945 as a monthly journal of ""significant thought and opinion, Jewish affairs and contemporary issues,"" Commentary magazine has through the years had a far-reaching impact on American politics and culture. Commentary in American Life traces this influence over time, especially in creating the neoconservative movement. The authors of each chapter also consider the ways the magazine shaped and reflected major cultural and literary trends in the United States. The end result offers a full accounting of one of the most important jour

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 "America Is Home": Commentary Magazine and the Refocusing of the Community of Memory, 1945-1960; 2 Commentary: The Early Years; 3 The Jewishness of Commentary; 4 Commentary and the City: Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong; 5 What They Talked About When They Talked About Literature: Commentary in Its First Three Decades; 6 Commentary and the Common Culture; 7 Norman Podhoretz and the Cold War; 8 Joining the Ranks: Commentary and American Conservatism; 9 Commentary's Children: Neoconservatism in the Twenty-First Century; Notes; About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611093839

9781281093837

1281093831

9781592131112

1592131115

OCLC:

476074902