Commentary in American Life

Murray Friedman

ene 2005 · Temple University Press

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Founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945 as a monthly journal of significant thought and opinion, Jewish affairs and contemporary issues, "Commentary" magazine has through the years had a far-reaching impact on American politics and culture. Commentary "in American Life" traces this influence over time, especially in creating the neoconservative movement. The authors of each chapter also consider the ways the magazine shaped and reflected major cultural and literary trends in the United States. The end result offers a full accounting of one of the most important journals of American political thought, providing insight into the development of American collective politics and culture over the last six decades.

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Murray Friedman (1926-2005) was the Director of the Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple University, and editor of Philadelphia Jewish Life, 1940-2000 (Temple), and a forthcoming history of Jewish conservatism. Contributors: Nathan Abrams, Birbeck College; John Ehrman; Nathan Glazer, Harvard University; Thomas L. Jeffers, Marquette University; George H. Nash; Richard Gid Powers, College of Staten Island and the CUNY Graduate Center; Fred Siegel, The Cooper Union; Terry Teachout; Ruth R. Wisse, Harvard University; and the editor.