Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Historical Perspective - 9781138010499

Taylor & Francis

Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Historical PerspectiveConvergence and Divergence\nAuthor(s): Jeffrey Herf\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138010499, 978-1138010499\nSynopsis\nPreviously published as a special issue of The Journal of Israeli History, this book presents the reflections of historians from Israel, Europe, Canada and the United States concerning the similarities and differences between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism primarily in Europe and the Middle East. \n\nSpanning the past century, the essays explore the continuum of critique from early challenges to Zionism and they offer criteria to ascertain when criticism with particular policies has and has not coalesced into an \""ism\"" of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. \n\nIncluding studies of England, France, Germany, Poland, the United States, Iran and Israel, the volume also examines the elements of continuity and break in European traditions of ant.