| A Scapegoat in the New Wilderness: The Origins and Rise of Anti-Semitism in America Revised Edition Contributor(s): Jaher, Frederic Cople (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674790073 ISBN-13: 9780674790070 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1996 Annotation: 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. Comprehensive in approach, the book combines psychological, sociological, economic, cultural, anthropological, and historical interpretation to reveal the rise and nature of anti-Semitism in the United States. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - Political Science - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 305.892 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.08" W x 9.17" (0.99 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: 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. Comprehensive in approach, the book combines psychological, sociological, economic, cultural, anthropological, and historical interpretation to reveal the rise and nature of anti-Semitism in the United States. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jaher, Frederic Cople: - Frederic Cople Jaher was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |