Difference of a different kind : Jewish constructions of race during the long eighteenth century / Iris Idelson-Shein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Idelson-Shein, Iris.

Contributor:

University of Pennsylvania. Press.

Series:

Jewish culture and contexts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Difference (Psychology)--History--18th century.

Difference (Psychology).

Difference (Psychology)--History--17th century.

Difference (Philosophy)--History--18th century.

Difference (Philosophy).

Difference (Philosophy)--History--17th century.

Race awareness--Europe--History--18th century.

Race awareness.

Race awareness--Europe--History--17th century.

Jews, European--Race identity--History--18th century.

Jews, European.

Jews, European--Race identity--History--17th century.

History.

Europe.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Penn Press e-books.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

The eighteenth century has long been considered a formative period in the history of European racial identity. Difference of a Different Kind offers a new exploration of the ways Jewish authors confronted notions of race that began to pervade European ideology and adapted them to construct their own identity.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Note on translations and transliteration

Introduction

Chapter 1. An East Indian Encounter

Chapter 2. "And Let Him Speak"

Chapter 3. Whitewashing Jewish Darkness

Chapter 4. Fantasies of Acculturation

Epilogue. A Terrible Tale

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Idelson-Shein, Iris. Difference of a different kind.

ISBN:

9780812209709

0812209702

OCLC:

878130528

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.