Abi Gezunt by Jacob Jay Lindenthal
This book consists of a series of investigations into the cultural and behavioral patterns of east European immigrant Jews known to promote health and prevent disease beginning in the late 19th and into the 20th centuries. Drawing on data pointing to health as an economic commodity, leading to economic strength and social development, the author suggests that the high value accorded to health played a role in the relative economic prosperity of American Jews. The book explores the implications of good health as a source of human capital worthy of investment and its significance for recent immigrants.-
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Jacob Jay Lindenthal's exploration of the historic linkage of Jews, health, and the American experience is boldly provocativeHaving created a rich database to chart the disease experience of American Jews from 1874 to 1904, the author uses his data and a rich array of other sources to argue that Jews unique concern with health and healthy behaviors yielded their marked economic success following migration. His intriguing thesis should attract general readers even as it fuels rich scholarly debate among historians of American medicine, immigrant assimilation, and American Jewish life. -- Alan M. Kraut, American University, Professor of History, author of Silent Travelers: Germs, Genes, and the Immigrant Menace
Jacob Jay Lindenthal, Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School and creator of its MiniMed program, has long been interested in the relationship between life events and social and mental outcomes as well as ethnicity and health. He was awarded the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award in 1994 and named Faculty Member of the Year in 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781618115362 |
| ISBN 10 | 1618115367 |
| Title | Abi Gezunt |
| Author | Jacob Jay Lindenthal |
| Series | Jewish Identities In Post Modern Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Academic Studies Press |
| Year published | 2017-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 530 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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