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Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe: A Shared Story?
James Renton (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gidley, Ben; Renton, James. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRAM; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This is the first book to examine the relationship between European antisemitism and Islamophobia from the Crusades until the twenty-first century in the principal flashpoints of the two racisms. With case studies ranging from the Balkans to the UK, the contributors take the debate away from politicised polemics about whether or not Muslims are the new Jews. Much previous scholarship and public discussion has focused on comparing European ideas about Jews and Judaism in the past with contemporary attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. This volume rejects this approach. Instead, it interrogates how ... Read more
This is the first book to examine the relationship between European antisemitism and Islamophobia from the Crusades until the twenty-first century in the principal flashpoints of the two racisms. With case studies ranging from the Balkans to the UK, the contributors take the debate away from politicised polemics about whether or not Muslims are the new Jews. Much previous scholarship and public discussion has focused on comparing European ideas about Jews and Judaism in the past with contemporary attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. This volume rejects this approach. Instead, it interrogates how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137412997
SKU
V9781137412997
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99-15
About James Renton (Ed.)
Ben Gidley is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. His research focuses on racisms, multiculture, diaspora, and urban diversity. He is the co-author of Turbulent Times: The British Jewish Community Today (2010). James Renton is Reader in History at Edge Hill University, UK. His ... Read more
Reviews for Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe: A Shared Story?
This collection of essays outlines the groundwork for examining the interesting but often overlooked relationship between antiSemitism and Islamophobia in Europe. Essays provide a wide historical perspective from Crusader states of the Middle Ages through contemporary controversies. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Faculty. (B. Lieberman, Choice, Vol. 55 (6), February, 2018) The contributors to ... Read more