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Anti-Semitism and the Left by Hirsh, David , 1967- (author.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Today's antisemitism is difficult to recognize because it does not come dressed in a Nazi uniform and it does not openly proclaim its hatred or fear of Jews. This book looks at the kind of antisemitism which is tolerated or which goes unacknowledged in apparently democratic spaces: trade unions, churches, left-wing and liberal politics, the social gatherings of the chattering classes and the seminars and journals of the radical intellectuals. It analyses how criticism of Israel can mushroom into antisemitism and it looks at struggles over how antisemitism is defined. It focuses on ways in which those who raise the issue of antisemitism are often accused of doing so in bad faith for nationalist reasons. Hostility to Zionism has become a language in which opposition to imperialism, to neo-liberalism and to global capitalism is articulated and so it sets up a toxic way of imagining most Jews. Weaving together theoretical discussion with case study narrative in an engaging and interesting way, this book is a global study which is essential reading for scholars working in sociology, politics, Middle East studies, Israel studies, Jewish studies, philosophy, anthropology, journalism and h

Who reads Anti-Semitism and the Left?

Author

Hirsh, David , 1967- (author.)

Publisher

Routledge, An Imprint Of The Taylor & Francis Group,

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781315304298

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Social Science