Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction

Antisemitism has been a chillingly persistent presence throughout the last millennium, culminating in the dark apogee of the Holocaust. Steven Beller examines and untangles the history of the phenomenon: from medieval religious conflict, to its growth as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, and 'new' antisemitism today.

(Oxford)

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Journal of Modern Jewish Studies The strongest part of Beller's book is his exemplary introductory chapter, "What is Anti-Semitism?", which should be required reading for all students of the Nazis and the Sah, of ethnic violence and of historiography.

(Oxford)

1. Introduction; 2. The Burden of the Past; 3. The Chosen People; 4. The Culture of Irrationalism; 5. The Perils of Modernity; 6. Concatenations and Consequences; 7. After Auschwitz

(Oxford)