You Never Call! You Never Write!: A History of the Jewish Mother
- ISBN-10
- 0195147871
- ISBN-13
- 9780195147872
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-02
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Joyce Antler
Description
An illuminating, often humorous history of the Jewish Mother traces the evolution of this popular icon through decades of American culture, detailing both positive and negative aspects through the years while examining such images as the "Yiddishe Mama," "Molly Goldberg," the smothering and shrewish scourge of Portnoy's Complaint, and beyond.
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