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Books : Bridges and Boundaries: African Americans and American Jews


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by: Jack Salzman, Adina Back

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.896073
EAN: 9780807612804
ISBN: 0807612804
Label: George Braziller
Manufacturer: George Braziller
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 271
Publication Date: 1992-05
Publisher: George Braziller
Sales Rank: 1785922
Studio: George Braziller



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Product Description:
A look at how African Americans and Jews have related to each other during the past century examines the links between the two groups in light of each one's cultural identity and experiences of marginality and dislocation over time. Simultaneous.



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Important Book, Although Flawed
Bridges and Boundaries investigates the relationship between American Jews and African Americans. The book reads like a compliment to an exhibit and is basically a catalogue with related text.

The text portion is very important but rather deeply flawed. There are a series of essays by numerous authors, both African American and Jewish, which discuss the deeply troubled relationship between these groups. The problem that I had with the text was twofold. First, the essays became very ... Read More




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