A Concise History of American Antisemitism

By Robert Michael

Book Overview

A Concise History of American Antisemitism shows how Christianity's negative views of Jews pervaded American history from colonial times to the present. The book describes the European background to American anti-Semitism, then divides American history into time periods, and examines the anti-Semitic ideas, personalities, and literature in each period. It also demonstrates that anti-Semitism led to certain behaviors in some United States officials that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Clear and forceful, A Concise History of American Antisemitism is an important work for undergraduate course use and for the general public interested in the roots of the current rash of anti-Semitism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742543129
• ISBN13: 9780742543126
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"