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The story of the changing Jewish relationship with
America—from World War II to the neo-conservatives—
as reflected in the surprising evolution of an
uncommonly influential magazineIn the years of cultural and political ferment following World War II, a new generation of Jewish- American writers and thinkers arose to make an indelible mark on American culture. Commentary was their magazine; the place where they and other politically sympathetic intellectuals—Hannah Arendt, Saul Bellow, Lionel Trilling, Alfred Kazin, James Baldwin, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick and many others—shared new work, explored ideas, and argued with each other. Founded by the offspring of immigrants, Commentary began life as a voice for the marginalized and a feisty advocate for civil rights and economic justice. But just as American culture moved in its direction, it began—inexplicably to some—to veer right, becoming the voice of neoconservativism and defender of the powerful. This lively history, based on unprecedented access to the magazine's archives and dozens of original interviews, provocatively explains that shift while recreating the atmosphere of some of the most exciting decades in American intellectual life. Benjamin Balint has written for the Wall Street Journal, the American Scholar, the Weekly Standard, Policy Review, Haaretz, the Forward, the Claremont Review of Books, and Commentary, where he served as an editor from 2001 to 2004. Originally from Seattle, he earned a master's degree in philosophy at the University of Washington. Balint is currently a fellow at the Hudson Institute.
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HARDCOVERISBN 978-1586487492 Pub date: 06/01/10 Price: $26.95/33.95 Canada 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 304 pages 8 pp. b/w photos Carton Quantity: 22 History Selling Territory: W Rights: First Serial, British Commonwealth, Audio & Electronic Rights: PublicAffairs Translation & Performance Rights: Sterling Lord Literistic
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