A convenient hatred : the history of antisemitism / Phyllis Goldstein ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans.

Author
Goldstein, Phyllis [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Brookline, MA : Facing History and Ourselves, ©2012.
Description
405 pages, [9] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

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    Author of foreword
    Summary note
    A Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society, make distinctions between "us" and "them," right and wrong, good and evil. These questions are both universal and particular.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-374) and index.
    Contents
    • Beginnings (586 BCE-135 CE)
    • Separation : synagogue & church, Jew & Christian (29-414 CE)
    • Conquests & consequences (395-750 CE)
    • Holy wars & anti-semitism (700s-1300)
    • The power of a lie (1144-1300)
    • Refugees from intolerance (1347-1492)
    • In search of toleration (1500-1635)
    • Safe havens : Poland & the Ottoman Empire (1200s-1666)
    • The Age of Enlightenment & the reaction (1600s-1848)
    • Anti-semitism in an age of nationalism (1840-1878)
    • Anti-semitism in France & Russia : "The snake ... crept Out of the marshes" (1880-1905)
    • Lies, stereotypes & anti-semitism in an age of war & revolution (1914-1920s)
    • In the face of genocide (1918-1945)
    • Anti-semitism after the Holocaust (1945-1979)
    • Anti-semitism & the Cold War (1945-2000)
    • Anti-semitism today : a convenient hatred
    Other title(s)
    History of antisemitism
    ISBN
    • 9780981954387 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
    • 0981954383 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2011935882
    OCLC
    733250229
    International Article Number
    • 9780981954387
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