America and Zion : essays and papers in memory of Moshe Davis / edited by Eli Lederhendler and Jonathan D. Sarna.
| Other author | Davis, Moshe. |
| Other author | Lederhendler, Eli. |
| Other author | Sarna, Jonathan D. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Detroit : Wayne State University Press, ©2002. |
| Description | 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Achavah and history: reflections on the historical emphases of Moshe Davis / Jonathan D. Sarna -- Vision and persistence: origins of the America-holy land studies project / Robert T. Handy -- Moshe Davis and the new field of America-holy land studies / Michael Brown -- "Each mouldering ruin recalls a history": nineteenth-century images of Jerusalem and the American public / John Davis -- Historical perspective through the study of ordinary people: William H. Rudy (1845-1915), a member of the America-Swedish Colony in Jerusalem / Ruth Kark -- Dedicating and consecrating the land: Mormon ritual performance in Palestine / Steven Epperson -- The Esco Fund Committee: the story of an American Jewish foundation / Marianne Sanua -- A cultural model for America-holy land studies: one early example / Mathew Silver -- The ambiguous missionary: Robert Lindsey in Israel, 1948-1970 / Yaakov Ariel -- America Olim and the transfer of innovation to Palestine, 1917-1939 / Joseph B. Glass -- Armchair travelers to the holy land: the travel accounts of Rev. J. Lynch, OSF / Margaret M. McGuinness -- The Franciscan monastery in Washington, D.C.: "the holy land of America" / David Klatzker -- Jerusalem, Vilna, Chicago: Gedaliah Bublick's wartime dilemma / Gerson Greenberg. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2002004801 |
| ISBN | 0814330347 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS113.8.A4 A49 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |