Table of contents for Prodigal sons : the New York intellectuals & their world / Alexander Bloom.


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Introduction: "The Herd of Independent Minds,"    3


I. PATHS TO PARTISAN
     1  Young Men from the Provinces     11
     2  A New York Education      28
     3  The Radical Vanguard 43

II. THE PARTISAN MIND
     4  The Partisan Family 71
     5  The Partisan Mind: Cultural Turns  84
     6  The Partisan Mind: Political Turns  98

III. PRODIGAL SONS
     7  Partisan Warfare 123
     8  Heart In-Head Out   141
     9  Into the Promised Land    158

IV. MAKING IT
    10  The Postwar Mentality: Imagination & Affirmation  177
    11  Liberal Anticommunism    209
    12  Sensations of Wisdom, Stamina, and Poise  274
    13  Things Fall Apart: Dispersions 318
    14  What We Are Today       366

Notes, 391
Index, 441





Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Jews New York (State) New York Intellectual life, Intellectuals New York (State) New York, American literature Jewish authors History and criticism, Jews Cultural assimilation New York (State) New York, Judaism and literature New York (State) New York History, New York (N, Y, ) Intellectual life, United States Civilization Jewish influences