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Antisemitism

By Steven Beller

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2007
ISBN
9780192892775, 0192892770
LCC
DS145 .B394 2007
Open Library ID
OL10127675M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3009879 bytes)
Series
Very Short Introductions
Pages
147\147
Topic
Religion
Time added
2010-04-25 21:59:20

Description

Anti-Semitism has been a chillingly persistent presence throughout the last millennium, culminating in modern times in the horror of the Final Solution. This Very Short Introduction examines and untangles the various strands of anti-Semitism seen throughout history, revealing why hatred of the Jews appears to be so persistent through time. Steven Beller illuminates the history of the phenomenon: from medieval religious conflict, to the growth of anti-Semitism as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, to the "new" anti-Semitism of the 21st century, as reflected in Holocaust denial and Islamic anti-Zionism. The author also discusses the role and attitudes of key figures such as Wagner, Nietzsche, and Marx, as well as key texts such as the forged "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." In short, this compact book offers an insightful account that underscores how anti-Semitism reached it its dark apogee in the worst genocide in modern history--the Holocaust--and how it still persists around the world today.

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