The History of Anti-semitism
Léon Poliakov
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Description for The History of Anti-semitism
Paperback. .
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812218657
SKU
V9780812218657
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About Léon Poliakov
Leon Poliakov (1910-97) wrote extensively on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. His many books include Harvest of Hate: The Nazi Program for the Destruction of Jews in Europe and Aryan Myth: A History of Racist and Nationalist Ideas in Europe. He helped establish the Centre de Documentation Juive in 1943.
Reviews for The History of Anti-semitism
"Poliakov has demonstrated brilliantly how widely and deeply versed he is in his subject."
Economist
"Léon Poliakov's work on antisemitism is of enormous importance. As a work of scholarship it is almost without peer. One could have imagined that Poliakov's study might have given a long overdue burial to the longest hatred. Sadly-tragically-it has taken on a new ... Read more
Economist
"Léon Poliakov's work on antisemitism is of enormous importance. As a work of scholarship it is almost without peer. One could have imagined that Poliakov's study might have given a long overdue burial to the longest hatred. Sadly-tragically-it has taken on a new ... Read more