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GLAZER, Nathan was born on February 25, 1923 in New York, United States. Son of Louis and Tillie (Zacharevich) Glazer.
( First published in 1957, Nathan Glazer's classic, histo...)
First published in 1957, Nathan Glazer's classic, historical study of Judaism in America has been described by the New York Times Book Review as "a remarkable story . . . told briefly and clearly by an objective historical mind, yet with a fine combination of sociological insight and religious sensitivity." Glazer's new introduction describes the drift away from the popular equation of American Judaism with liberalism during the last two decades and considers the threat of divisiveness within American Judaism. Glazer also discusses tensions between American Judaism and Israel as a result of a revivified Orthodoxy and the disillusionment with liberalism. "American Judaism has been arguably the best known and most used introduction to the study of the Jewish religion in the United States. . . . It is an inordinately clear-sighted work that can be read with much profit to this day."—American Jewish History (1987)
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(Many social policies of the 1960s and 1970s, designed to ...)
Many social policies of the 1960s and 1970s, designed to overcome poverty and provide a decent standard of living for all Americans, ran into trouble in the 1980s with politicians, with social scientists, and with the American people. Here Nathan Glazer looks back at what went wrong, arguing that our social policies, although targeted effectively on some problems, ignored others that are equally important. Glazer's knowledge and judgment, distilled in this book, will be a source of advice and wisdom for citizens and policymakers alike.
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( The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most i...)
The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the new middle class” in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era. As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”Todd Gitlin Praise for the earlier editions: "One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."Commonweal "Brilliant and original."Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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( Beyond the Melting Pot was one of the most influential ...)
Beyond the Melting Pot was one of the most influential books published during the 1960s. This second edition includes a new 90-page Introduction, "New York City in 1960," in which the authors, with all their previous depth and verve, examine the turn of events since 1963, the date of the first edition. Their concerns are directed to such developments as the rise of militant black demands and the response to these of the city's peoples and political structures; the decline of Catholic power in Lindsay's New York and the rise in power of Jews and WASPs; the growth of a black middle class and the economic and political difficulties of the Puerto Ricans.The authors note that events and further study have led them to change their views on several matters, and these points are clarified in the Introduction. Nevertheless, most of their perceptions and their central thesis (that "melting pot" assimilation does not happen) remain as valid as ever. In the same way, these appraisals of the first edition remain fully in force:Richard H. Rovere, The New Yorker: "Beyond the Melting Pot... is perhaps the most perceptive inquiry into American minorities ever made."Oscar Handlin, New York Times: "They have put together a thoughtful analysis that will help Americans deal with one of the most pressing problems of the great cities. That itself is a substantial accomplishment."Harpers Magazine: "...sure in its grasp of relations between economic and social fact, cogent, complex, and brightly written."Time Magazine: "...provocative...Glazer...and Moynihan...write with a refreshing candor on a subject that is usually treated all too delicately.... They write compassionately of the problems minority groups have faced, but they forthrightly point out that many of these problems are compounded by each group's special characteristics."
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GLAZER, Nathan was born on February 25, 1923 in New York, United States. Son of Louis and Tillie (Zacharevich) Glazer.
Bachelor of Specialized Studies, City College of New York, 1944. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1962.
Doctor of Laws, Franklin and Marshall College, 1971. Doctor of Laws, Colby College, 1972. Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), Long Island University, 1978.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 1986.
Member editorial staff, Commentary magazine, 1945-1953; Member editorial staff, Doubleday-Anchor Books, 1954-1955; Walgreen lecturer, University of Chicago, 1955; member of staff, Communism in American Life project Fund for Republic, 1956-1957; visiting lectr, University of California-Berkeley, 1957-1958; instructor, Bennington College, 1958-1959; visiting associate professor, Smith College, 1959-1960; fellow, Joint Center Urban Studies, Harvard-Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1960-1961; study and travel in, Japan, 1961-1962; urban sociologist, Housing and Home Finance Agency, Washington, 1962-1963; professor sociology, University of California-Berkeley, 1963-1969; visiting professor, Graduate School Education, Harvard University, 1968-1969; professor education and social structure, Graduate School Education, Harvard University, 1969-1993.
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Of staff, Commentary Magazine 1944-1953. American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, Library of Congress Council of Scholars.
Married Ruth Slotkin, September 26, 1943 (divorced 1958). Children: Sarah, Sophie, Elizabeth. Married Sulochana Raghavan, October 4, 1962.