Emerging Metropolis by Annie Polland PAPERBACK 9781479811052

Emerging Metropolis\nby Annie Polland\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Annie Polland\nTitle: Emerging Metropolis\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479811052\nISBN-10: 147981105X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nDescribes New York's transformation into a Jewish cityEmerging Metropolis tells the story of New York's emergence as the greatest Jewish city of all time. It explores the Central European and East European Jews' encounter with New York City, tracing immigrants' economic, social, religious, political, and cultural adaptation between 1840 and 1920. This meticulously researched volume shows how Jews wove their ambitions and aspirationsfor freedom, security, and material prosperityinto the very fab.