The History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 2: From Mohammed to the Marranos

Covering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, The History of Anti-Semitism presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe.

From Mohammed to the Marranos focuses on the Sephardim, the Jews of North Africa and Iberia. Poliakov relates the great achievements of Spanish Jewry under the Muslim Caliphs followed by their gradual and painful decline during and after the Christian reconquest. The author explains the emergence of the Marrano culture, Jews who converted to Christianity, and the dispersion of those Jews who refused to convert in the face of expulsion and death.

Author: Léon Poliakov
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 10/05/2003
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.98w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780812218640

Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2004 pg. 16 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author
Leon Poliakov (1910-97) wrote extensively on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. His many books include Harvest of Hate: The Nazi Program for the Destruction of Jews in Europe and Aryan Myth: A History of Racist and Nationalist Ideas in Europe. He helped establish the Centre de Documentation Juive in 1943.