The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish Intellectuals and the Shaping of Public Policy

Friedman, Murray

ISBN 10: 0521545013 / ISBN 13: 9780521545013

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Synopsis:

This book is the first history of the development of American Jewish political conservatism.

About the Author: Historian, social activist, and a prolific writer, Murray Friedman was appointed as vice chair of the US Civil Rights Commission in Washington, D.C. by Preisdent Ronald Reagan and acting chair following the death of the chairman. He will be honored in 2005 by Temple University which will announce the creation of the Murray Friedman Chair in American Jewish History at that time. In 2003, he served in a State Department delegation representing the US in Vienna at a Conference on Racism, Xenophobia, and Discrimination. Dr Friedman has written and edited numerous books including What Went Wrong? The Creation and Collapse of the Black Jewish Alliance (1995), several volumes on Philadelphia history, and The Utopian Dilemma: American Jews and Public Policy. In addition, he has written articles in Commentary, The Atlantic Monthly, The Weekly Standard, and The New Republic as well as professional journals such as American Jewish History.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Neoconservative Revolution: Jewish ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good