The Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism
The Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism

Author: Daniel Greene

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 0253223342

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Daniel Greene traces the emergence of the idea of cultural pluralism to the lived experiences of a group of Jewish college students and public intellectuals, including the philosopher Horace M. Kallen. These young Jews faced particular challenges as they sought to integrate themselves into the American academy and literary world of the early 20th century. At Harvard University, they founded an influential student organization known as the Menorah Association in 1906 and later the Menorah Journal, which became a leading voice of Jewish public opinion in the 1920s. In response to the idea that the American melting pot would erase all cultural differences, the Menorah Association advocated a pluralist America that would accommodate a thriving Jewish culture while bringing Jewishness into mainstream American life.

Dictionary of Labour Biography
Dictionary of Labour Biography

Author: Keith Gildart

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1137457465

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Dictionary of Labour Biography has an outstanding reputation as a reference work for the study of nineteenth and twentieth century British history. Volume XV maintains this standard of original and thorough scholarship. Each entry is written by a specialist drawing on an array of primary and secondary sources. The biographical essays engage with recent historiographical developments in the field of labour history. The scope of the volume emphasises the ethnic and national diversity of the British labour movement and neglected political traditions.