ISBN:
9781538143131
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (255 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.0973
Keywords:
Popular culture--United States--History--20th century
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Jews in the motion picture industry--United States
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United States--Civilization--Jewish influences
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Electronic books
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USA
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Massenkultur
;
Juden
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Geschichte 1900-1999
Abstract:
The author explores the important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He concludes with a discussion of Jewish values that helps explain the role that Jews continue to play in American popular culture.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Jewish Values and Popular Culture -- 1. Contrasting Immigrant Religious Beliefs -- 2. Irish Catholic Immigrants and Wholesome Vaudeville -- 3. Jewish Vaudeville Ascendancy -- 4. Jewish Influence during the Silent Film Era -- 5. The 1930s Movie Moguls: Louis B. Mayer and Warner Brothers -- 6. The Jewish Community and Black Music -- 7. The Jewish Role in the Rise of the Broadway Musical -- 8. Jewish Jazz Performers and Middlemen -- 9. Radio and Early Television -- 10. The Postwar Period -- Appendix: The Origins of Jewish Views on Bodily Pleasure -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
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