Tag: Antisemitism

Free Download François Soyer, "Medieval Antisemitism? "
English | ISBN: 164189007X | 2019 | 104 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Is it possible to talk about antisemitism in the Middle Ages before the appearance of scientific concepts of "race"? In this work, François Soyer examines the nature of medieval anti-Jewish sentiment and violence. Analysing developments in Europe between 1100 and 1500, he points to the tensions in medieval anti-Jewish thought amongst thinkers who hoped to convert Jews and blamed Talmudic scholarship for their obduracy and yet who also, conversely, often essentialized Judaism to the point that it transformed into the functional equivalent of the modern concept of race. In a nuanced manner, he argues that, just as many historians now refer to "racisms" in the plural, we should not consider antisemitism as a monolithic concept but accept the existence of independent historical meanings and thus of antisemitisms (plural), including "medieval antisemitism" as distinct from anti-Judaism.

Free Download Evelien Gans, "The Holocaust, Israel and ‘the Jew’: Histories of Antisemitism in Postwar Dutch Society "
English | ISBN: 9462986088 | 2017 | 598 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in the Netherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from one decade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protests and commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israel and ‘the Jew’ explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to ‘the stereotypical Jew’ are recycled and modified for new uses, linking the antisemitism of the early postwar years to its enduring manifestations in today’s world.

Free Download Marcel Stoetzler, "Critical Theory and the Critique of Antisemitism "
English | ISBN: 1350281379 | 2023 | 306 pages | EPUB | 551 KB
This volume provides a systematic re-examination of the Frankfurt School’s theory of antisemitism and, employing this critical theory, investigates the presence of antisemitism in 20th- and 21st-century politics and society. Critical Theory and the Critique of Antisemitism uncovers how critical theory differs from mainstream socialist or liberal critiques of antisemitism, as it frames its rejection of antisemitism in the critique of other aspects of modern capitalist society, which traditional theories leave unchallenged or critique only in passing. Amongst others, these include issues of identity, nation, race, and sexuality. In exploring the Frankfurt School’s writings on antisemitism therefore, the chapters in this book reveal connections to other pressing societal issues, such as racism more broadly, patriarchy, statism, and the societal dynamics of the ever-evolving capitalist mode of production. Putting the theory to practice, this volume brings together interdisciplinary scholars and activists who employ critical theory to scrutinise right- and left-wing manifestations of antisemitism. They develop, in their critique of antisemitism, a critique of capitalism, as the authors ask: why does modern capitalist society seem bound to produce antisemitism? And how do we challenge it? At a time when the rise of populism internationally has brought with it new strains of antisemitism, this is an essential resource that demonstrates the continuing relevance of the critical theory of the Frankfurt School for the struggle against antisemitism today.

Free Download Antony Lerman, "Whatever Happened to Antisemitism?: Redefinition and the Myth of the ‘Collective Jew’"
English | ISBN: 0745338771 | 2022 | 336 pages | PDF | 3 MB
‘This elegantly written, erudite book is essential reading for all of us, whatever our identifications’ – Lynne Segal

Free Download Jakub Hauser, "Visual Antisemitism in Central Europe: Imagery of Hatred"
English | ISBN: 3110616076 | 2021 | 300 pages | PDF | 27 MB
In eleven contributions, Visual Antisemitism in Central Europe, Imagery of Hatred deals with visual manifestations of antisemitism in Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present day. The publication, which presents heretofore largely unknown materials, seeks responses from diverse perspectives to the question of the role of visuality in the development of antisemitic moods and political agendas that encouraged hatred towards Jews. The scope of visual anti-Judaism and antisemitism always was and still is very wide: from stereotypical depictions that can conceal an underlying message through humorous content, to clearly formulated assaults that aim to escalate animosity towards an imaginary collective enemy. The goal in both these cases is the exclusion of Jews from the majority society imagined as a monolithic whole, and the reification of a dividing line between "us" and "them". With its wide thematic and methodological range, this book offers a comprehensive image of the phenomenon of visual anti-Judaism and antisemitism and provides rich comparative material for the entire Central European region.

Free Download Robert Fine, Philip Spencer, "Antisemitism and the left: On the return of the Jewish question"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1526104970, 1526104954 | EPUB | pages: 144 | 0.9 mb
Universalism shows two faces to the world: an emancipatory face that looks to the inclusion of the other, and a repressive face that sees in the other a failure to pass some fundamental test of humanity. Universalism can be used to demand that we treat all persons as human beings regardless of their differences, but it can also be used to represent whole categories of people as inhuman, not yet human or even enemies of humanity.

Free Download Dave Rich, "Everyday Hate: How antisemitism is built into our world – and how you can change it"
English | ISBN: 1785907905 | 2023 | 320 pages | EPUB | 689 KB
Antisemitism is supposed to have disappeared long ago, but despite our abhorrence of racism and oppression in all its forms, this ancient prejudice continues to thrive. Anti-Jewish hate crime is rising, Jewish blood is spilt in Europe once more and arguments over antisemitism, whether in politics or music, theatre or sport, are increasingly hard to avoid. At a time of economic, political and social turmoil, fueled by conspiracy theories on your smartphone or conflict in the Middle East, antisemitism is back, and we need to know why.

Free Download Jeffrey Herf, "Three Faces of Antisemitism: Right, Left and Islamist "
English | ISBN: 1032583010 | 2023 | 270 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Three Faces of Antisemitism examines the three primary forms of antisemitism as they emerged in modern and contemporary Germany, and then in other countries.

Free Download Jeffrey Herf, "Three Faces of Antisemitism: Right, Left and Islamist "
English | ISBN: 1032583010 | 2023 | 270 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Three Faces of Antisemitism examines the three primary forms of antisemitism as they emerged in modern and contemporary Germany, and then in other countries.

Free Download Silvia Pin, "Jews in Japan: Presence and Perception: Antisemitism, Philosemitism and International Relations"
English | ISBN: 3111337022 | 2023 | 210 pages | PDF | 30 MB
Jews in Japan: Presence and Perception. Antisemitism, Philosemitism and International Relations is a study on the history of real and imagined Jews in Japan, which discusses the little known cultural, political and economic ties between Jews and Japan, and follows the evolution of Jewish stereotypes in Japan in the last century and a half.