Imagining early American Jews /
"This book looks at how early Jewish American history has been represented and mythologized for general audiences, especially in the contemporary era. Its chapters explore historical fiction, museum curation, and genealogy as methods by which non-specialists learn about the first phases of Jewi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2025]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book looks at how early Jewish American history has been represented and mythologized for general audiences, especially in the contemporary era. Its chapters explore historical fiction, museum curation, and genealogy as methods by which non-specialists learn about the first phases of Jewish life in the United States. The book examines depictions of Jewish participation in the colonization of North America and the settlement of the frontier, as well as episodes like the American Revolution, and the Civil War, among other topics. The book addresses the implications of this early history for American Jews' evolving sense of cultural identity, especially in the context of current-day debates and reckonings with the nation's history of racial exploitation"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197804629 0197804624 9780197804612 0197804616 |