Anti-Semitism by Frederic Raphael
The Jews are at once privileged and peculiar, possibly blessed, regularly cursed. So why have a few million human beings, of differing appearance, allegiance and ideology been lumped together as 'The Enemy' in so many programmes for salvation, in this world and the next? The rejection of Jesus turned 'the Chosen' into 'the Damned', and in this sense, the rise of Christianity and the damnation of the Jews went hand in hand. Yet both Christianity and Islam cannot entirely deny that their doctrines are based on Judaism. Religious pundits have claimed that the doctrine of anti-Semitism is a feature of the Enlightenment. Now, years later, what Hitler failed to do, others wish to complete. Anti-Judaism had a successor in anti-Semitism, and anti-Semitism has in turn mutated into anti-Israelism. Israel, like 'the Jew', is the target of choice for those who hope to be covered in glory by casting the first stone.In this extraordinary, powerful polemic, celebrated writer Frederic Raphael looks back through two millennia of persecution, explaining not only exactly why it is people have been killing Jews for so long, but how this religion continues to survive and flourish in spite of this history of violence.-
The Myth of Meritocracy
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'I STILL Find That Offensive!'
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The Madness of Modern Parenting
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The New Philistines
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Down with the Royals
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Authenticity is a Con
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Who Would You Kill to Save the World?
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Hatred of Sex
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The War on the Young
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Declarations of Dependence
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The War on The Old
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The Renewable Normal
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Shut Up and Chant
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The Crisis of Social Reproduction
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Jenny, Eleanor, Laura, Et Al.
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Of Weapons and Words
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Against Affect
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I'm not Like Everybody Else
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The Earth Is Evil
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Free Listening
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Dirty Knowledge
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The People Are Missing
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Contra Instrumentalism
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Refusing the Veil
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Charity Sucks
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Abolishing Freedom
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Why Women Need Quotas
Frederic Raphael is an acclaimed novelist, Oscar-winning screenwriter, biographer, essayist and journalist. He is best-known for his novel The Glittering Prizes. The Robson Press publish his latest volume of memoirs, Going Up isbn; 9781849548700, in June 2015. He lives in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849548908 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849548900 |
| Title | Anti-Semitism |
| Author | Frederic Raphael |
| Series | Provocations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Biteback Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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