Communism in America: A History in Documents / Edition 1

by Albert Fried

Overview

A controversial examination of the Jewish ''success story" in American that questions notions of identity, assimilation, and ethnicity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231102353
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	03/01/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	454,649
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.15(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Arthur Hertzberg, professor of Jewish Studies at New York University, is the author of numerous books, including The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader and The French Enlightenment and the Jews: The Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism.

Editorial Reviews

This collection of documents on the American Communist movement manages to frame and make intelligible its complex political and cultural history-its origins, apogee, and decline. Albert Fried has provided an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a balanced overview of the ideas and operations of the Communist Party, USA.

Daniel Aaron