Haven of Liberty chronicles the arrival of the first Jews to New York in 1654 and highlights the role of republicanism in shaping their identity and institutions. Rock follows the Jews of NewYork through the Dutch and British colonial eras, the American Revolution and early republic, and the antebellum years, ending with a path-breaking account of ......
New York Jews in the Age of Immigration, 1840-1920
Describes New York's transformation into a Jewish city Emerging Metropolis tells the story of New York's emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. It explores the Central European and East European Jews' encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants' economic, social, religious, political, and cultural adaptation between 1840 and ......
Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide
A volume that provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts. It also shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent.
Bridging the Liberation Theology and Religious Studies Divide
Drawing on historical and ethnographic sources, this volume provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent.
Drawing on interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean Americans, the authors explore issues such as their childhood experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and values regarding care for aging parents, and their observations of parents facing retirement.
Drawing on interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean Americans, the authors explore issues such as their childhood experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and values regarding care for aging parents, and their observations of parents facing retirement.
Language, Race, and the Republican Party in the Age of Obama
On November 5, 2008, the nation awoke to a New York Times headline that read triumphantly: Obama. Racial Barrier Falls in Heavy Turnout. This book sets postracial claims into relief against a background of pre- and post-election racial animus directed at Obama, his administration, and African Americans.
Since its founding, the US has struggled with issues of federalism and states' rights. This book explores the complicated and complicating role of the states in immigration policy and enforcement, including voices from both sides of the debate.
Race, Gender, and Identity in a Middle Class Afrocentric Church
Blackness, as a concept, is extremely fluid: it can refer to cultural and ethnic identity, socio-political status, an aesthetic and embodied way of being, a social and political consciousness, or a diasporic kinship. This book offers a study of blackness as it is understood within a specific community.
