The New Antisemitism
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The New Antisemitism

The Resurgence of an Ancient Hatred in the Modern World

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The New Antisemitism

The Resurgence of an Ancient Hatred in the Modern World

About this book

Generations raised after the Second World War took for granted a world of stability and prosperity, and with it the waning of ancient hatreds. Recent decades have been more sobering. Instability and extremism have returned in force. As Shalom Lappin explains in this worrying book, an upsurge of antisemitism across the political spectrum has accompanied them. Recent events in the Middle East have transformed it into a tidal wave.

Lappin explores in particular the disturbing correlation between the expansion of economic globalization and the return of the anti-Jewish ideas that we thought had been consigned to the past. He examines this relationship within the context of the assault on democracy and social cohesion that anti-globalist reactions have launched in different parts of the world. To understand contemporary antisemitism, Lappin argues, it is essential to recognize the way in which its antecedents have become deeply embedded in Western and Middle Eastern cultures over millennia. This allows hostility to Jews to cross political boundaries easily, left and right, in a way that other forms of racism do not. Combatting antisemitism effectively requires a new progressive politics that addresses its root causes.

The New AntisemitismĀ is crucial reading for anyone concerned with the social pathologies unleashed by our current economic and political discontents.

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Information

Publisher
Polity
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781509558568
eBook ISBN
9781509558575

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Dedication
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Introduction: Democracy in Crisis
  8. 2 The Roots of Antisemitism in Western Culture
  9. 3 The View from the Right
  10. 4 The View from the Left
  11. 5 The View from Radical Political Islamism
  12. 6 The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Re-naturalized
  13. 7 The Jewish Response to the Crisis
  14. 8 Notes for a New Progressive Politics
  15. References
  16. Index
  17. End User License Agreement