The changing face of antisemitism [[electronic resource] ] : from ancient times to the present day / / Walter Laqueur

• Autore: Laqueur Walter <1921-2018.>
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 228 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.892/4009
• Soggetto topico: Antisemitism - History; Christianity and antisemitism; Judaism - Relations - Christianity; Christianity and other religions - Judaism; Judaism - Relations - Islam; Islam - Relations - Judaism
• Note generali: First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The new antisemitism -- Interpretations of antisemitism -- Ancient and medieval anti-Judaism -- Enlightenment and after -- Racialism and Jewish conspiracies -- Towards the Holocaust -- Contemporary antisemitism -- Assimilation and its discontents -- Antisemitism and the left -- Antisemitism and the Muslim world.
• Sommario/riassunto: For thirty years the director of the Wiener Library in London-the leading institute for the study of anti-Semitism-Walter Laqueur here offers both a comprehensive history of anti-Semitism as well as an illuminating look at the newest wave of this phenomenon. Laqueur begins with an invaluable historical account of this pernicious problem, tracing the evolution from a predominantly religious anti-Semitism-stretching back to the middle ages-to a racial anti-Semitism that developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author then uses this historical account as backdrop to a brilliant analysis of the newest species of anti-Semitism, explaining its origins and rationale, how it manifests itself, in what ways and why it is different from anti-Semitism in past ages, and what forms it may take in the future. The book reveals that what was historically a preoccupation of Christian and right-wing movements has become in our time even more frequent among Muslims and left-wing groups. Moreover, Laqueur argues that we can't simply equate this new anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism and write it off as merely anti-Israel sentiments. If Israel alone is singled out for heated condemnation, is the root of this reaction simply anti-Zionism or is it anti-Semitism? Here is both a summing up of the entire trajectory of anti-Semitism--the first comprehensive history of its kind--and an exploration of the new wave of anti-Semitism. "Walter Laqueur provides us with powerful new insights into an age-old problem. Distinguished scholarship and an authoritative moral voice are the hallmarks of this important book. Anyone wanting to understand the history and persistence of anti-Jewish hatred should read it." --Abraham H. Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League
• Titolo autorizzato: The changing face of antisemitism
• ISBN: 0-19-984057-1; 1-283-09808-3; 9786613098085; 0-19-977473-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791757803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II