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Encyclopedia of Jewish American popular culture / edited by Jack R. Fischel with Susan M. Ortmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--United States--Encyclopedias.
- Jews in popular culture--United States--Encyclopedias.
- United States--Civilization--Jewish influences--Encyclopedias.
- United States--Ethnic relations--Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (513 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This unique encyclopedia chronicles American Jewish popular culture, past and present in music, art, food, religion, literature, and more. Over 150 entries, written by scholars in the field, highlight topics ranging from animation and comics to Hollywood and pop psychology.Without the profound contributions of American Jews, the popular culture we know today would not exist. Where would music be without the music of Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand, humor without Judd Apatow and Jerry Seinfeld, film without Steven Spielberg, literature without Phillip Roth, Broadway without Rodgers and Hammerste
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Entries; Guide to Related Topics; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Encyclopedia; Bibliography; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400674242
- 9786612420054
- 9781282420052
- 1282420054
- 9780313087349
- 0313087342
- OCLC:
- 298452262
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