Deciphering the New Antisemitism (Studies in Antisemitism) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 025301865X ISBN 13: 9780253018656

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Deciphering the New Antisemitism addresses the increasing prevalence of antisemitism on a global scale. Antisemitism takes on various forms in all parts of the world, and the essays in this wide-ranging volume deal with many of them: European antisemitism, antisemitism and Islamophobia, antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and efforts to demonize and delegitimize Israel. Contributors are an international group of scholars who clarify the cultural, intellectual, political, and religious conditions that give rise to antisemitic words and deeds. These landmark essays are noteworthy for their timeliness and ability to grapple effectively with the serious issues at hand.

About this title

About the Author:

Alvin H. Rosenfeld holds the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies and is Professor of English and Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism at Indiana University Bloomington. He is editor of Resurgent Antisemitism: Global Perspectives (IUP) and author of The End of the Holocaust (IUP).

Review:

Some are stunningly perceptive, some explore new dimensions, and while not all offer lapidary prose (they are written by academics, after all), each offers new insights about the thoughts and activities of current anti-Semites and the evil they purvey. A source book that will be of special value to those who see and are concerned about the new anti-Semitism. (Kirkus Reviews)

Deciphering the New Antisemitism is a timely and thought-provoking book--a must-read for scholars of contemporary Jewish history, Israeli history, and political science. In spite of its being a scholarly annotated volume, it offers important information for the general Jewish population--for anyone, basically, who wishes to better understand the complex and dangerous world in which we live today, and the various attitudes toward Jews that have not, in fact, disappeared, even in the liberal West. Unfortunately, we are constantly learning that the opposite is true. (Studies in Contemporary Jewry)

This volume, rich in information, is not for the casual reader, but is recommended as a valuable compilation of research and analysis that will help concerned readers track the evolution of anti-Semitism and determine which trends are most worrisome. (Publishers Weekly)

[T]his anthology contributes significantly to our understanding of the contemporary rise in antisemitic attitudes around the world. (H-Judaic)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 025301865X
• ISBN 13: 9780253018656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 584
• Editor: Rosenfeld Alvin H.