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Lee Yan Fong Library
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Lee Yan Fong Library |
DS145 B394 2007 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00018006 |
DS134.84 E94 2013 Everyday Jewish life in imperial Russia : | DS143 S2312 2012 虛構的猶太民族 / | DS145 A599 2005 Anti-Semitism / | DS145 B394 2007 Antisemitism : | DS254.5 L8 2011 伊朗 : | DS255 S8 2014 世界遺產系列. | DS327.7 M39127 2014 絲綢之路 : |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-125) and index.
1. What is antisemitism? -- 2. The burden of the past -- 3. The chosen people -- 4. The culture of irrationalism -- 5. The perils of modernity -- 6. Concatenations -- 7. Consequences -- 8. After Auschwitz -- References and further reading.
From the Publisher: 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.