Varieties of Antisemitism: History, Ideology, Discourse, Murray Baumgarten, Peter Kenez, and Bruce Thompson, eds. (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 2009), 399 pp., cloth 75.00
Antisemitism has proven remarkably diverse, both in forms of expression and in geographic extent. Its study therefore allows for disciplinary diversity and comparative or transnational approaches. This compilation demonstrates the continuing possibilities in the study of “the longest hatred.”, The f...
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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2010, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 486-488 |
Review of: | Varieties of antisemitism (Newark : Univ. of Delaware Press, 2009) (Frankel, Richard E.)
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Summary: | Antisemitism has proven remarkably diverse, both in forms of expression and in geographic extent. Its study therefore allows for disciplinary diversity and comparative or transnational approaches. This compilation demonstrates the continuing possibilities in the study of “the longest hatred.”, The first section, “Rethinking the Holocaust,” emphasizes nuance. Whether it involves the function of antisemitism or the issue of regional variation, the cumulative effect of these first six essays is to reinforce the importance of avoiding the easy or the broad generalization while demonstrating some potentially valuable and fruitful avenues for future study. David Biale addresses the question of modern vs. |
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ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcq052 |