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ethnicity
exclusion
global
hatred
homogeneity
identity
ideology
Israel
Israel-Palestine conflicts
Judaism
modernity
myth
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nationalism
nationhood
Palestine
perception
philosemitism
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Product details
- ISBN 9781836391807
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2026
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Why do Jews continue to serve as targets of hatred – and how coherent is the idea of antisemitism itself? In Antisemitisms, Sander L. Gilman argues that such hatreds are less stable and more opportunistic than is often assumed. Tracing fantasies of Jewish difference – from appearance and biology to citizenship, nationhood and ‘self-hatred’ – he reveals how contradictory ideas have been used to justify exclusion and violence. This book moves beyond the familiar frameworks such as ‘eternal hatred’ to show how antisemitic and even philosemitic attitudes shift to suit changing political needs. As violence against Jews is on the rise once more, Gilman offers a clear, sobering account of what’s at stake.
Sander L. Gilman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University. A cultural and literary historian, he is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Doc or Quack: Science and Anti-Science in Modern Medicine (Reaktion, 2025).
