{"product_id":"acting-jewish-henry-carl-bial-9780472069088","title":"Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen","description":"The history of the American entertainment industry and the history of the Jewish people in the United States are inextricably intertwined. Jews have provided Broadway and Hollywood with some of their most enduring talent, from writers like Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, and Tony Kushner; to directors like Jerome Robbins and Woody Allen; to performers like Gertrude Berg, John Garfield, Lenny Bruce, and Barbra Streisand. Conversely, show business has provided Jews with a means of upward mobility, a model for how to \"become American,\" and a source of cultural pride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eActing Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e documents this history, looking at the work of Jewish writers, directors, and actors in the American entertainment industry with particular attention to the ways in which these artists offer behavioral models for Jewish-American audiences. The book spans the period from 1947 to the present and takes a close look at some of America's favorite plays (\u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e), films (\u003ci\u003eGentleman's Agreement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHall\u003c\/i\u003e), and television shows (\u003ci\u003eThe Goldbergs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e), identifying a double-coding by which performers enact, and spectators read, Jewishness in contemporary performance-and, by extension, enact and read other minority identities. The book thus explores and illuminates the ever-changing relationship between Jews and mainstream American culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fascinating and original . . . Bial's command of sources is impressive, and his concept of 'double-coding' is convincing . . . the book should have no trouble finding a large audience.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Barbara Grossman, author of\u003ci\u003e Funny Woman: The Life and Times of Fanny Brice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Carl Bial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 047206908X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472069088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.16w x 0.65d","brand":"Henry Carl Bial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946675896575,"sku":"9780472069088","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e8824520-a760-4859-8c6a-31d22cbd7ab6.jpg?v=1681514497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acting-jewish-henry-carl-bial-9780472069088","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}