Recovering "Yiddishland: Threshold Moments in American Literature - Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art - Merle L. Bachman - Books - Syracuse University Press - 9780815631514 - February 1, 2008
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Recovering "Yiddishland: Threshold Moments in American Literature - Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art


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According to traditional narratives of immigrant assimilation, Jews freely surrendered Yiddish language and culture in their desire for an American identity. This book offers a challenge to this conventional literary history, returning readers to a threshold where Americanization also meant ambivalence and resistance.


272 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 1, 2008
ISBN13 9780815631514
Publishers Syracuse University Press
Pages 356
Dimensions 162 × 236 × 27 mm   ·   630 g

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