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Title:
Antisemitism : a very short introduction / Steven Beller.
Author:
Beller, Steven, 1958-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2015.
Call Number:
DS145 .B394 2015
Abstract:
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:
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780198724834
Series:
Very short introductions ; 172

Very short introductions ; 172.
Physical Description:
xiv, 143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Contents:
What is antisemitism? -- The burden of the past -- The Chosen People -- The culture of irrationalism -- The perils of modernity -- Concatenations -- Consequences -- After Auschwitz.
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