Esau's Tears: Modern Anti-Semitism and the Rise of the Jews

Esau's Tears explores the rise of modern racial-political anti-Semitism in Europe and the United States. Previous histories have been more concerned with description than analysis and most have lacked balance. The evidence presented in this volume suggests that anti-Semitism in these years was more ambiguous than usually presented, less pervasive and central to the lives of both Jews and non-Jews, and by no means clearly pointed to a rising hatred of Jews everywhere, even less to the likelihood of mass murder. Hatred of Jews was not as mysterious or incomprehensible as often presented, but may be related to the differing perceptions of the rise of the Jews in modern times.

Author: Albert S. Lindemann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/28/1997
Pages: 598
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.19lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.34w x 1.65d
ISBN: 9780521593694

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/22/1997 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/1997 pg. 1363
Library Journal 11/01/1997 pg. 92