Description
We live in uncertain and unsettling times. Tragically, today's global culture is rife with violent bigotry, nationalism, and antisemitism. The rhetoric is not new; it is grounded in attitudes and values from the 1930s and the 1940s in Europe and the United States.
Antisemitism on the Rise is a collection of essays by some of the world's leading experts, including Joseph Bendersky, Jean Cahan, R. Amy Elman, Leonard Greenspoon, and Jurgen Matthaus, regarding two key moments in antisemitic history: the interwar period and today. Ari Kohen and Gerald J. Steinacher have collected important examples on this crucial topic to illustrate new research findings and learning techniques that have become increasingly vital with the recent rise of white supremacist movements, many of which have a firm root in antisemitism.
Part 1 focuses on the antisemitic beliefs and ideas that were predominant during the 1930s and 1940s, while part 2 draws comparisons between this period and today, including examples of ways to teach others about contemporary antisemitism. The volume seeks to inform readers about the historical progression of antisemitism and in doing so asks readers to think about what is at stake and how to bridge the gap between research and teaching.
About the Author
Ari Kohen is a professor of political science, Schlesinger Professor of Social Justice, and director of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the coeditor (with Gerald J. Steinacher) of Unlikely Heroes: The Place of Holocaust Rescuers in Research and Teaching (Nebraska, 2019) and the author of In Defense of Human Rights: A Non-Religious Grounding in a Pluralistic World. Gerald J. Steinacher is the James A. Rawley Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of Humanitarians at War: The Red Cross in the Shadow of the Holocaust.
Reviews
"Kohen and Steinacher . . . present an interesting collection of essays looking at historical and contemporary aspects of anti-Semitism. . . . Anyone interested in anti-Semitism in its various guises should read this book."-T. R. Weeks, Choice
"Antisemitism on the Rise includes a broad and engaging array of research and essays, including scholars and practitioners among the writers. The contributions are well grounded in research or experience."-Kevin Spicer, author of Hitler's Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism
Book Information
ISBN 9781496226044
Author Ari Kohen
Format Paperback
Page Count 268
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Antisemitism on the Rise is a collection of essays by some of the world's leading experts, including Joseph Bendersky, Jean Cahan, R. Amy Elman, Leonard Greenspoon, and Jurgen Matthaus, regarding two key moments in antisemitic history: the interwar period and today. Ari Kohen and Gerald J. Steinacher have collected important examples on this crucial topic to illustrate new research findings and learning techniques that have become increasingly vital with the recent rise of white supremacist movements, many of which have a firm root in antisemitism.
Part 1 focuses on the antisemitic beliefs and ideas that were predominant during the 1930s and 1940s, while part 2 draws comparisons between this period and today, including examples of ways to teach others about contemporary antisemitism. The volume seeks to inform readers about the historical progression of antisemitism and in doing so asks readers to think about what is at stake and how to bridge the gap between research and teaching.
About the Author
Ari Kohen is a professor of political science, Schlesinger Professor of Social Justice, and director of the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the coeditor (with Gerald J. Steinacher) of Unlikely Heroes: The Place of Holocaust Rescuers in Research and Teaching (Nebraska, 2019) and the author of In Defense of Human Rights: A Non-Religious Grounding in a Pluralistic World. Gerald J. Steinacher is the James A. Rawley Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of Humanitarians at War: The Red Cross in the Shadow of the Holocaust.
Reviews
"Kohen and Steinacher . . . present an interesting collection of essays looking at historical and contemporary aspects of anti-Semitism. . . . Anyone interested in anti-Semitism in its various guises should read this book."-T. R. Weeks, Choice
"Antisemitism on the Rise includes a broad and engaging array of research and essays, including scholars and practitioners among the writers. The contributions are well grounded in research or experience."-Kevin Spicer, author of Hitler's Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism
Book Information
ISBN 9781496226044
Author Ari Kohen
Format Paperback
Page Count 268
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
