BOOKS by Professor Gerald Sorin

Nurturing Neighborhood: The Brownsville Boys' Club and Jewish Community in Urban America, 1940-1990 more books like this

by Professor Gerald Sorin

Drawing heavily on the reminiscences of the Brownsville boys themselves, and skillfully integrating these with material from newspapers, books, and commentary of the time, Sorin creates an original and compelling picture of the communal and individual vitality that allowed an unusual and heartening social achievement.

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Irving Howe: A Life of Passionate Dissent more books like this

by Professor Gerald Sorin

Irving Howe (1920-1993) is the subject of this biography, which focuses most clearly on his political activities (he was a Democratic Socialist) and the literary criticism for which he is celebrated. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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Tradition Transformed: The Jewish Experience in America more books like this

by Professor Gerald Sorin

Amidst mounting anxiety about intermarriage assimilation from Jewish sociologists, denominational officials, and informed observers, author Gerald Sorin argues that the various and often secular activities of Jewish organizational life have meant as much in the formation of the identity of Jewish Americans as have the more religiously tinged ...

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The New York Abolitionists: A Case Study of Political Radicalism more books like this

by Professor Gerald Sorin

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