Robert D Cherry
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"At the beginning of the twentieth century, Jewish immigrants upended Protestant control of vaudeville and the silent film industry. This book rejects the commonly held explanations for this shift: Jewish commercial acumen and their desire to assimilate. Instead, this book argues that the 'pleasure principle'--a positive view of bodily pleasures and sexuality that Jewish immigrants held --gave rise to the role of Jewish influence on popular culture,...