Publication

2002-02-11 - Princeton University Press

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100691095450
  • ISBN-139780691095455
  • Goodreads335664
  • LibraryThing648374
  • Better World Books9780691095455
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCF128.9.J5 D56 2000

Description

"Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. With the possible exception of African-Americans and Harlem, no ethnic group has been so thoroughly understood and imagined through a particular chunk of space. To learn when and why this dark warren of pushcartlined streets became an icon, Hasia Diner follows a wide trail of high and popular culture. She examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, consumer catalogues, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

THE POET Allen Ginsberg, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, returned in his later years to a narrative style of expression, shifting gears from the anger and fire of his early career.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Lower East Side MemoriesPaperbackPrinceton University Press2002-02-11

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