The Jewish origins of cultural pluralism : the Menorah Association and American diversity / Daniel Greene.
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 Ameri...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington :
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| Series: | Modern Jewish experience (Bloomington, Ind.)
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 be. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253000934 0253000939 |
| Language: | English. |