An update and revision of the original 1976 edition. This study presents a two-fold discussion: a basic survey of the structure and functions of the American Jewish community, and a suggestion as to how that community should be understood as a body politic, a collective unit that is not a state but is no less real from a political perspective.
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An update and revision of the original 1976 edition. This study presents a two-fold discussion: a basic survey of the structure and functions of the American Jewish community, and a suggestion as to how that community should be understood as a body politic, a collective unit that is not a state but is no less real from a political perspective.
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Fair/Fair. 0827600682. Good binding, DJ has edge tears and chipping, pencilled margin notes noted on several pages. 421 pages. 10 chapters, 4 appendices, Notes, Index. Includes Jewish Adaptations to American Life, Concise Histories of Major American Jewish communities, the role of women, social-welfare agencies, fundraising mechanisms, etc; Jewish communal and public affairs;