United States Jewry 1776-1985

<p>In United States Jewry 1776–1985 the dean of American Jewish historians Jacob Rader Marcus unfolds the history of Jewish immigration segregation and integration; of Jewry’s cultural exclusiveness and assimilation; of its internal division and indivisible unity; and of its role in the making of America. Characterized by Marcus’s impeccable scholarship meticulous documentation and readable style this landmark four-volume set completes the history Marcus began in The Colonial American Jew 1492–1776.<br /><br />Volume I focuses on the American revolution and the early national period from 1776 to 1840. Marcus examines the role played by Jews in the revolution and discusses important historical and social themes such as politics commerce religion Jewish and American culture anti-Jewish prejudices and the phenomenon of assimilation.</p>