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Why the Jews? - How Jewish Values Transformed Twentieth Century American Pop Culture (Hardcover)
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Why the Jews? - How Jewish Values Transformed Twentieth Century American Pop Culture (Hardcover)
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jewish immigrants
upended Protestant control of vaudeville and the silent film
industry. This book rejects the commonly held explanations for this
shift: Jewish commercial acumen and their desire to assimilate.
Instead, this book argues that the "pleasure principle"-a positive
view of bodily pleasures and sexuality that Jewish immigrants held
--gave rise to the role of Jewish influence on popular culture, an
influence still felt today. After discussing the pivotal ascendancy
of Jews in vaudeville and silent films, Cherry explores the
important role that Jewish performers and middlemen played in the
evolution of popular culture throughout the century, from stage and
the big screen to radio, television, and the music industry. He
concludes with a broader discussion of Jewish values that helps
explain the continued outsized role that Jews continue to play in
American popular culture.
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