{"product_id":"special-sorrows-the-diasporic-imagination-of-irish-polish-and-jewish-immigrants-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"Special Sorrows: The Diasporic Imagination of Irish, Polish, and Jewish Immigrants in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Frye Jacobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid R. Roediger\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A scholarly study of the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e roots of what Jacobson calls 'America's largely assimilated but ultimately \"unmeltable\" ethics.' It's a startling point of view for readers who are accustomed to the self-congratulatory myth of America as a beacon of liberty to which the 'huddled masses' of the world look with longing.\"-Jonathan Kirsch, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacobson's book impressively lives up to its stark and splendid title, which is borrowed from Polish-Jewish revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg's capsule description of the bonds uniting people into nations. For the immigrants whom Jacobson considers, nationalist sorrows seemed especially tragic, as they were felt and resisted in exile from the nations whose causes were being championed. \u003ci\u003eSpecial Sorrows \u003c\/i\u003ecarefully delineates the centrality of Jewish, Polish and Irish supporters in the United States to national liberation movements abroad and, as expertly, details how such movements shaped immigrant life in the United States.--David Roediger, from the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Frye Jacobson \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of American Studies at Yale University and author of \u003ci\u003eWhiteness of a Different Color \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eBarbarian Virtues \u003c\/i\u003e(2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.94 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424659791974,"sku":"9780520233423","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/K3d1OWVxS3R6S2NnNW5FMUxOcXZLUT09.webp?v=1775602201","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/special-sorrows-the-diasporic-imagination-of-irish-polish-and-jewish-immigrants-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}