LEADER 03285cam a22003858i 4500001 288658 005 20240624132627.0 008 230308s2022 nyu b 000 0 eng 010 2022026291 020 9781324020653 |q(hardcover) 020 |z9781324020660 |q(epub) 035 (DLC) 2022026291 035 (DLC)288658 042 pcc 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC 050 00 DS145 |b.L665 2022 082 00 305.892/4 |223/eng/20220608 245 00 Looking for an enemy : |b8 essays on antisemitism / |cedited by Jo Glanville. 246 30 8 essays on antisemitism 246 30 Eight essays on antisemitism 250 First American edition. 263 2208 264 1 New York, N.Y. : |bW.W. Norton & Company, |c2022. 300 pages cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 Family Stories / MikoĊ‚aj Grynberg -- France's Model Minority / Natasha Lehrer -- Looking for an Enemy / Daniel Trilling -- The Ashes Are Still Warm / Olga Grjasnowa -- Bloody Jews / Jo Glanville -- Jews Behaving Badly / Philip Spencer -- A Licence to Hate / Jill Jacobs -- Living With the Holocaust / Tom Segev. 520 "Great Jewish thinkers offer salient historical commentary on the roots of antisemitism and its contemporary resurgence. From medieval accusations that Jews murder Christians for their blood to the far-right conspiracy theories animating present-day political discourse, it's clear that the belief that Jews are plotting against society never dies-it just adapts to suit the times. In eight illuminating essays from brilliant Jewish writers and thinkers, Looking for an Enemy offers an urgent, profound take on the experience of antisemitism and its historical context. In order to present a nuanced, global understanding of antisemitism, editor Jo Glanville solicited essays from writers across a wide spectrum of ages, political ideologies, and nationalities. American rabbi Jill Jacobs and respected Israeli historian Tom Segev explore the thorny question of antisemitism in politics. British journalist Daniel Trilling investigates how antisemitism drives far-right extremism, while author Philip Spencer rethinks the forms that antisemitism takes on the left. Polish writer Mikolaj Grynberg reflects on a childhood shadowed by the trauma of the Holocaust; journalist Natasha Lehrer and novelist Olga Grjasnowa explore the culture of antisemitism, and the forces behind it, in France and Germany. In her own contribution, Glanville searches for the historical roots of this dangerous hatred. In moving memoir, rich history, and incisive political commentary, these essays navigate the complex differences in each country's relationship to its Jewish citizens and reveal the contemporary face of antisemitism. Eye-opening and evocative, Looking for an Enemy explores how an irrational belief can still flourish in a supposedly rational age"-- |cProvided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive brief record update service 24 June 2024 599 Shelved at 78-3-2 650 0 Antisemitism |xHistory. 700 1 Glanville, Jo, |eeditor. 852 0 |breceiving |kShelved at 78-3-2