White Ethnic New York: Jews, Catholics, and the Shaping of Postwar Politics

White Ethnic New York: Jews, Catholics, and the Shaping of Postwar Politics

Joshua M. Zeitz's monograph contrasts Jewish and Catholic responses to social and cultural change in the twenty-five years after World War II. A second purpose is to demonstrate that "pluralism" among white ethnics was of lasting importance after World War II, despite the fact that mo...

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Published in:The Journal of American History Vol. 94; no. 4; p. 1315
Main Author: Wacker, R. Fred
Format: Book Review
Language:English
Published: Oxford Organization of American Historians 01-03-2008
Subjects:
Cultural change
Jews
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Politics
Rieder, Jonathan
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945)
War
World War II
New York
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Summary:Joshua M. Zeitz's monograph contrasts Jewish and Catholic responses to social and cultural change in the twenty-five years after World War II. A second purpose is to demonstrate that "pluralism" among white ethnics was of lasting importance after World War II, despite the fact that most scholars have downplayed its vitality.
ISSN:0021-8723
1945-2314
DOI:10.2307/25095435