The history of anti-semitism / León Poliakov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poliakov, Léon, 1910-1997.

Standardized Title:

Histoire de l'antisémitisme. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Antisemitism--History.

Antisemitism.

History.

Physical Description:

4 volumes ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003-

Language Note:

Vol. 1 translated by Richard Howard, vol. 2 translated by N. Gerardi, vol. 3 translated by Miriam Kochan, vol. 4 translated by George Klim.

Summary:

Covering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, The History of Anti-Semitism presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. From Voltaire to Wagner reviews the period of the European Enlightenment in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when anti-Semitism gradually stopped being an official state policy in most countries. Highlighting the emancipation of Jews as it spread across Europe, Poliakov shows how philosophers, statesmen, and some theologians became concerned with civil rights, yet the anti-Semitic beliefs of many highly regarded and influential persons remained a major roadblock to true equality and justice. The volume ends with the development of racial anti-Semitic theories bound up in the emerging modern sciences.

Contents:

v. 1. From the time of Christ to the court Jews

v. 2. From Mohammed to the Marranos

v. 3. From Voltaire to Wagner

v. 4. Suicidal Europe, 1870-1933.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0812237668

0812218639

0812237676

0812218647

0812237684

0812218655

0812237692

0812218663

OCLC:

52877586