Nurturing Neighborhood: The Brownsville Boys' Club and Jewish Community in Urban America, 1940-1990

by Gerald Sorin

Book Overview

Drawing heavily on the reminiscences of the Brownsville boys themselves, and skillfully integrating these with material from newspapers, books, and commentary of the time, Sorin creates an original and compelling picture of the communal and individual vitality that allowed an unusual and heartening social achievement.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814778976
• ISBN13: 9780814778975
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"