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From Voltaire to Wagner (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780812218657)
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L駮n Poliakov
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xCovering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, The History of Anti-Semitism presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe.
From Voltaire to Wagner reviews the period of the European Enlightenment in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when anti-Semitism gradually stopped being an official state policy in most countries. Highlighting the emancipation of Jews as it spread across Europe, Poliakov shows how philosophers, statesmen, and some theologians became concerned with civil rights, yet the anti-Semitic beliefs of many highly regarded and influential persons remained a major roadblock to true equality and justice. The volume ends with the development of racial anti-Semitic theories bound up in the emerging modern sciences.Author: L駮n Poliakov
ISBN-10: 0812218655
ISBN-13: 9780812218657
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2003
Pages: 582
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.04w x 1.71d
Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2004 pg. 17 - Strongly Recommended
By L駮n Poliakov
xLeon Poliakov (1910-97) wrote extensively on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. His many books include Harvest of Hate: The Nazi Program for the Destruction of Jews in Europe and Aryan Myth: A History of Racist and Nationalist Ideas in Europe. He helped establish the Centre de Documentation Juive in 1943.
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