Antisemitism: a very short introduction

by Beller, Steven

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Full title :Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller.

Summary

Antisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a central problem of Western civilization for millennia, and its history continues to invite debate. This book untangles the history of the phenomenon, from ancient religious conflict to 'new' antisemitism in the 21st century. Steven Beller reveals how Antisemitism grew as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, how it reached its dark apogee in the worst genocide in modern history - the Holocaust - and how Antisemitism still persists around the world today. In the new edition of this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, Beller brings his examination of this complex and still controversial issue up to date with a discussion of Antisemitism in light of the 2008 financial crash, the Arab Spring, and the on-going crisis between Israel and Palestine.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 143 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780198724834, 0198724837
oclc:ocn917374565
LC Classification:DS145
Dewey Decimal:305.892/4

What is antisemitism? -- The burden of the past -- The Chosen People -- The culture of irrationalism -- The perils of modernity -- Concatenations -- Consequences -- After Auschwitz.