Emerging Metropolis : : New York Jews in the Age of Immigration, 1840-1920 / / Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland.
Describes New York’s transformation into a Jewish cityEmerging Metropolis tells the story of New York’s emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. It explores the Central European and East European Jews’ encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants’ economic, social, religious, political...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
Année de publication: | 2013 |
Langue: | English |
Collection: | City of Promises ;
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- GENERAL EDITOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- AUTHORS’ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: The Emerging Jewish Metropolis -- CHAPTER 1. Neighborhood Networks -- CHAPTER 2. “Radical Reform”: Union through Charity -- CHAPTER 3. Moorish Manhattan -- CHAPTER 4. Immigrant Citadels: Tenements, Shops, Stores, and Streets -- CHAPTER 5. Capital of the Jewish World -- CHAPTER 6. Jews at the Polls: Th e Rise of the Jewish Style in New York Politics -- CHAPTER 7. Jews and New York Culture -- Conclusion: Th e Jewish Metropolis at the End of the Immigrant Era -- VISUAL ESSAY. An Introduction to the Visual and Material Culture of New York City Jews, 1840 – 1920 -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
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Résumé: | Describes New York’s transformation into a Jewish cityEmerging Metropolis tells the story of New York’s emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. It explores the Central European and East European Jews’ encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants’ economic, social, religious, political, and cultural adaptation between 1840 and 1920. This meticulously researched volume shows how Jews wove their ambitions and aspirations—for freedom, security, and material prosperity—into the very fabric and physical landscape of the city. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780814738320 9783110706444 |
DOI: | 10.18574/nyu/9780814738320.001.0001 |
Accès: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daniel Soyer, Annie Polland. |