Inside The Antisemitic Mind: The Language Of Jew-hatred In Contemporary Germany (the Tauber Institute Series For The Study Of European Jewry)
by Monika Schwarz-Friesel /
2017 / English / PDF
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Antisemitism never disappeared in Europe. In fact, there is
substantial evidence that it is again on the rise, manifest in
violent acts against Jews in some quarters, but more commonly
noticeable in everyday discourse in mainstream European
society.
Antisemitism never disappeared in Europe. In fact, there is
substantial evidence that it is again on the rise, manifest in
violent acts against Jews in some quarters, but more commonly
noticeable in everyday discourse in mainstream European
society.
This innovative empirical study examines written examples of
antisemitism in contemporary Germany. It demonstrates that
hostility against Jews is not just a right-wing phenomenon or a
phenomenon among the uneducated, but is manifest among all social
classes, including intellectuals.
This innovative empirical study examines written examples of
antisemitism in contemporary Germany. It demonstrates that
hostility against Jews is not just a right-wing phenomenon or a
phenomenon among the uneducated, but is manifest among all social
classes, including intellectuals.
Drawing on 14,000 letters and e-mails sent between 2002 and 2012 to
the Central Council of Jews in Germany and to the Israeli embassy
in Berlin, as well as communications sent between 2010 and 2011 to
Israeli embassies in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, England,
Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain, this volume shows how
language plays a crucial role in activating and re-activating
antisemitism. In addition, the authors investigate the role of
emotions in antisemitic argumentation patterns and analyze
“anti-Israelism” as the dominant form of contemporary hatred of
Jews.
Drawing on 14,000 letters and e-mails sent between 2002 and 2012 to
the Central Council of Jews in Germany and to the Israeli embassy
in Berlin, as well as communications sent between 2010 and 2011 to
Israeli embassies in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, England,
Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain, this volume shows how
language plays a crucial role in activating and re-activating
antisemitism. In addition, the authors investigate the role of
emotions in antisemitic argumentation patterns and analyze
“anti-Israelism” as the dominant form of contemporary hatred of
Jews.Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Hardcover is un-jacketed.
