A convenient hatred : the history of antisemitism

Goldstein, Phyllis. (Author). Evans, Harold, 1928- (Added Author).

Summary: A Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society, make distinctions between "us" and "them," right and wrong, good and evil. These questions are both universal and particular.

Record details

ISBN: 9780981954387 (pbk)
ISBN: 0981954383
ISBN: 9780983787013 (ebook)
ISBN: 0983787018 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
405 p., [9] p. of plates : ill., maps. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Brookline, MA : Facing History & Ourselves, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-374) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

ch. 1 Beginnings (586 BCE--135 CE) -- People on the Move -- Antisemitism in Elephantine? -- Antisemitism in Alexandria? -- Wars with Rome -- Antisemitism in the Roman Empire? -- ch. 2 Separation: Synagogue and Church, Jew and Christian (29--414 CE) -- Jesus and His Followers -- A Growing Separation -- The Fourth Century: A Turning Point -- Jewish Christians and Judaizing Christians -- ch. 3 Conquests and Consequences (395--750 CE) -- Warring Empires -- Oases in the Desert -- The Prophet Muhammad -- Jewish Tribes in Medina -- Building an Islamic Empire -- ch. 4 Holy Wars and Antisemitism (700s--1300) -- "Us" and "Them" in Northern Europe -- A Call to Arms -- A New Kind of War -- Crimes and Punishment -- The Consequences of 1096 --