Antisemitism : a very short introduction

This Very Short Introduction untangles the history of the phenomenon of antisemitism, focusing on the ideas and conditions that caused the resurgence in the 19th century: from its roots in ancient religious conflict to the pressures of modernization, and the rise of nationalism, Romanticism, and 'scientific' racial ideas. This is a succinct examination of a complex issue, and one which is brought right up to date with a discussion of Holocaust denial, 'anti-Zionism', and the emergence of new forms of antisemitism around the world today."--BOOK JACKET.
Antisemitism has been a chillingly persistent presence throughout the last millennium, culminating in the dark apogee of the Holocaust. Steven Beller examines and untangles the history of the phenomenon: from medieval religious conflict, to its growth as a political and ideological movement in the 19th century, and 'new' antisemitism today. - ;This Very Short Introduction examines and untangles the various strands of antisemitism seen throughout history, from medieval religious conflict to 'new' antisemitism in the 21st century. Steven Beller reveals how the phenomenon grew as a political and.