Introduction: "The Herd of Independent Minds, "; I. PATHS TO PARTISAN; 1 Young Men from the Provinces; 2 A New York Education; 3 The Radical Vanguard; II. THE PARTISAN MIND; 4 The Partisan Family; 5 The Partisan Mind: Cultural Turns; 6 The Partisan Mind: Political Turns; III. PRODIGAL SONS; 7 Partisan Warfare; 8 Heart In -- Head Out; 9 Into the Promised Land; IV. MAKING IT; 10 The Postwar Mentality: Imagination & Affirmation; 11 Liberal Anticommunism; 12 Sensations of Wisdom, Stamina, and Poise; 13 Things Fall Apart: Dispersions; 14 What We Are Today; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G.
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Among the influential New York Jewish intellectuals discussed are: Lionel Trilling, Alfred Kazin, Irving Howe, Leslie Fiedler, Daniel Bell, Harold Rosenberg, Saul Bellow, Irving Kristol, and Norman Podhoretz.
Prodigal sons.
American literature-- Jewish authors-- History and criticism.
Intellectuals-- New York (State)-- New York.
Jews-- Cultural assimilation-- New York (State)-- New York.
Jews-- New York (State)-- New York-- Intellectual life.
Intellectuels-- New York (État)-- New York.
Juifs-- New York (État)-- New York-- Assimilation culturelle.
Juifs-- New York (État)-- New York-- Vie intellectuelle.
Littérature américaine-- Auteurs juifs-- Histoire et critique.