A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness - Origins and Rise of Anti-Semitism in America

In a country founded on the principle of religious freedom, with no medieval past, no legal nobility, and no national church, how did anti-Semitism become a presence here? Frederic Cople Jaher considers this question in "A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness," the first history of American anti-Semitism from its origins in the ancient world to its first widespread outbreak during the Civil War.

Info autore

Frederic Cople Jaher was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Riassunto

In a country founded on the principle of religious freedom, with no medieval past, no legal nobility, and no national church, how did anti-Semitism become a presence here? Jaher considers this question this book, the first history of American anti-Semitism from its origins in the ancient world to its first widespread outbreak during the Civil War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Frederic Cople Jaher, Jaher Frederic Cople
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.08.1996
• EAN: 9780674790070
• ISBN: 978-0-674-79007-0
• Pagine: 352
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; USA, Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Social discrimination & inequality, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General