Clubs and Associations Books

Mr. McGee unravels the true story of the IRB and Irish politics
during 1870-1903. An employee of the Royal Irish Academy, Mr. McGee uses a high level of European scholarship and research
seldom seen in the USA anymore. Perhaps his greatest contribution is the fair assessment of Irish opposition to Parnell--never researched before. Mr.McGee also delves into the Fenian Brotherhood of America and Clan-na-Gael, showing the importance of American funding to the IRB. Highly Recommended--breaks new ground!

By chronicling the history of the landsmanshaftn in American consciousness, Soyer successfully argues against the idea that Americanization was a process imposed upon from above; rather, that Americanization was pursued independently by Eastern European immigrants, thus granting them agency. The changing economy, increased industrialization, and growing populations as well as anti Semitism in Russia and Romania forced Jews from across Eastern Europe to migrate to New York. It was in America that the Jewish immigrant populations first came across ideas of fraternal orders, mutual aid societies and other democratic systems, thus transforming the structure of their own societies. In America, Jews learned the importance of voluntary organizations in perpetuating culture. The landsmanshaftn came to incorporate fraternal rituals by binding members and giving them a sense of shared experience, simultaneously reconciling loyalties to native lands with a newfound American identity. The landsmanshaftn differed from other societies in that their central concern was religious observance. Through informal contracts and advertisements, the landsmanshaftn grew rapidly. At first renting rooms in tenements for meetings, eventually the landsmanshaftn would rent meeting halls to perpetuate themselves as "defenders of Old-World religion" (page 50). While using religion as a framework, the landsmanshaftn's primary mission was Americanization. While they differed from each other in respects to the amount of influence of fraternal lodges, ideological orders and independent societies, the landsmanshaftn all shared the same disciplinary structure and membership criteria. The common missions of all landsmanshaftn were to provide medical care, reimbursement of lost wages during illness, life insurance, funeral costs, emergency assistance and small interest-free loans. These basic benefits remained the same for Eastern European Jewish immigrants in New York from the late nineteenth through the early twentieth century. The landsmanshaftn maintained the principle of mutual aid rather than a hierarchical notion of charity, mirroring the distinctly American notions of independence and self-reliance. In chiefly supporting benefits and activities related to death, the landsmanshaftn were also unique to America, and they further mirrored the American notions of proper burial and dignity at death. Although they were only a one-generation phenomena, the landsmanshaftn were distinctly American in that they adopted American principles of democracy and mutual aid. They were testaments to the pervasive desire for Eastern European Jewish immigrants to adopt American principles in order for them to move about the host society with greater ease. Daniel Soyer's Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity: 1880-1939 is an ambitious, dizzying volume of American Immigrant History. It offers many examples of how the landsmanshaftn incorporated the American ideology of mutual aid, and how they grew from supplying simple community benefits to endorsing political reform. The growth and expansion of the landsmanshaftn ultimately proves to be a metaphor of the American experience, and a greater understanding of the landsmanshaftn leads to a deeper comprehension of the American experience.

This book is wonderful. It is the best book I've ever read. It is about a relationship with a mother and daugter. It is so realistic. I love this book. YOu have to read it. There is also a movie on this book which is fantastic.

This supplement to a recent Fox series on the Mob delivers page after page of mug shots, bodies, and all the other little creature comforts these goons call home. Watch the story of the Mafia in the New World unfold from boatride across the Atlantic to the speakeasy all the way up to the rise ( and fall ) of the Teflon Don. This book is perfect for anyone interested in the Mob, or for those canaries in a cell who can't remember what life on the outside is really like

Really cute little book w/ drawings depicting funny scenes from things you've probably encountered before while golfing. Cute enough to copy into a card, flyer, bulletin or etc. Covers silly etiquette topics such as slapping mosquitoes, psychology on the green, helping your opponent lose. Gives funny definations on the duffer, a Mulligan, a Gimmie, Sandbagger, Sand Traps, Divots, Bunkers, Out-of-bounds, Waggles, Addressing the ball, bad lies, Yips, Rub of the Green, Fore, Teed Off, Woods, Handicaps, Double and Triple Bogies, Pars, Birdies, Eagles, Hole-in-One's, Windmills, Honor, Drives. Uses rules in scenarios such as agreeing to waive rules, unimprovable situations, impaired vision, superstitions allowed, lost balls, disputes-decisions-doubts, discouraging jogging on the green, throwing golf clubs in extenuating circumstances, alligators-mad dogs-bee hives, entitlements by being hit by the ball or nearly hit, sizing up the caddie (Eager Beaver/Ancient Mariner/ or Pro's Son), and rights of Spouses. Lots of laugh for the serious or not-so-serious golfer.

My husband was thrilled with this book, and hasn't put it down since he got it. Being a huge Arsenal fan- and now living so far from home (moved from Wales to Louisiana, USA) it really perked him up.

One of the best cyclopedic works in field of freemasonry. Often in shadow of more known authors like Mcoy or Waite this book goes litle bit further in exploring speculative or spiritual aspects of freemasonry. Although largely outdated it still has alot to offer to curious students of freemasonry

Teeter's guide is a unique and impressive achievement in the field of post-Soviet scholarship. The complete title, not visible on Amazon, is "A Scholars' guide to humanities and social sciences in the Soviet successor states: the Academies of Sciences of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaidzhan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan." It is an essential reference for institutions and individual scholars concerned with these regions.

I'm keen to review as many Newcastle writers and Newcastle themed books, I've been once or twice to the city and it's something special. This one has to be in there.

A nostalgic look at the heroes we have cheered on from the terraces of St James's.

Jackie Milburn, Shearer, Macdonald, Hughie Gallagher, they're all there. A must for all Newcastle fans.

Since the 1960s, most of the Asian religions practiced in the United States have enjoyed a brief period of popularity followed by decline. The Soka Gakkai International's constituent organization in the U.S., SGI-USA is an exception. Having gained widespread acceptance in American society, the Buddhist organization has achieved a stable presence by contributing to society through various activities related to peace, culture and education.

What makes SGI-USA different? How did the Japanese Soka Gakkai take root and achieve such success in the United States? In "Soka Gakkai in America: Accommodation and Conversion," Phillip Hammond, professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and David Machacek, who also teaches at the university, offer answers to these and other questions.

Drawing on "A Time to Chant" by Bryan Wilson and Karel Dobbelaere, published in 1994, a study of Soka Gakkai members in Great Britain, Hammond and Machacek base their findings primarily on surveys, interviews and informal conversations with members.

The authors conclude that SGI-USA has thrived because it respects American culture, because it emphasizes personal growth and responsibility and involvement in society at large, and because it recognizes the compatibility of scientific rationalism and religious value. The authors predict that SGI-USA will endure as a significant force in the American religious landscape and that its members will serve as pioneers in this era of dramatic change as we approach the new millennium.