{"product_id":"the-history-of-anti-semitism-volume-lon-poliakov-9780812218640","title":"The History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 2: From Mohammed to the Marranos","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Anti-Semitism\u003c\/i\u003e presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Mohammed to the Marranos focuses on the Sephardim\u003c\/i\u003e, the Jews of North Africa and Iberia. Poliakov relates the great achievements of Spanish Jewry under the Muslim Caliphs followed by their gradual and painful decline during and after the Christian reconquest. The author explains the emergence of the Marrano culture, Jews who converted to Christianity, and the dispersion of those Jews who refused to convert in the face of expulsion and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L駮n Poliakov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812218647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812218640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.98w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 16 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"L駮n Poliakov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130136850687,"sku":"9780812218640","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37340668-07b2-4088-92cd-9be4b16858cb.jpg?v=1687467765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-anti-semitism-volume-lon-poliakov-9780812218640","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}