Roots of Hate: Anti-Semitism in Europe Before the Holocaust (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521774789)

William I. Brustein provides a systematic comparative and empirical examination of anti-Semitism in Europe before the Holocaust. Brustein studies the evolution of the four principal roots of anti-Semitism--religious, racial, economic, and political--and demonstrates how these roots became ignited in the decades before the Holocaust. The book explains the epidemic rise of modern anti-Semitism, societal differences in anti-Semitism, and how anti-Semitism varies from other forms of prejudice. The book draws upon an extensive body of data from Europe's leading newspapers and the American Jewish Year Book.

Author: William I. Brustein
ISBN-10: 0521774780
ISBN-13: 9780521774789
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2003
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2004 pg. 1935