{"product_id":"dreamers-of-the-ghetto-i-zangwill-9781479468904","title":"Dreamers of the Ghetto","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsrael Zangwill (1864-1926) was an English humourist and writer. Zangwill wrote the influential book \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People\u003c\/em\u003e (1892). The use of the metaphorical phrase \"melting pot\" to describe American absorption of immigrants was popularized by his play \u003cem\u003eThe Melting Pot\u003c\/em\u003e, a hit in the United States in 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also wrote mystery works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Big Bow Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e and social satire such as \u003cem\u003eThe King of Schnorrers\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eDreamers of the Ghetto\u003c\/em\u003e presents a series of historic scenes ranging from the times of Shabbethai Zebi and Spinoza to those of Lassalle and Disraeli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes an introduction by Karl Wurf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e I. Zangwill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479468908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479468904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d","brand":"I. Zangwill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48439345840383,"sku":"9781479468904","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc71fe6e-3682-4f32-9f30-babaddf4b629.jpg?v=1777177035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreamers-of-the-ghetto-i-zangwill-9781479468904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}