{"product_id":"united-states-jewry-1776-1985-jacob-rader-marcus-9780814344699","title":"United States Jewry, 1776-1985: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe second volume of this seminal work on American Jewry covers the period from 1841 to 1860.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn United States Jewry, 1776-1985, the dean of American Jewish historians, Jacob Rader Marcus, unfolds the history of Jewish immigration, segregation, and integration; of Jewry's cultural exclusiveness and assimilation; of its internal division and indivisible unity; and of its role in the making of America. Characterized by Marcus's impeccable scholarship, meticulous documentation, and readable style, this landmark four-volume set completes the history Marcus began in The Colonial American Jew, 1492-1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume I focuses on the American revolution and the early national period, from 1776 to 1840. Marcus examines the role played by Jews in the revolution and discusses important historical and social themes such as politics, commerce, religion, Jewish and American culture, anti-Jewish prejudices, and the phenomenon of assimilation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Rader Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814344690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814344699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.71d","brand":"Jacob Rader Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947310776575,"sku":"9780814344699","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ed07efaa-e677-4619-a0a8-375054688c9c.jpg?v=1681517963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/united-states-jewry-1776-1985-jacob-rader-marcus-9780814344699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}