{"product_id":"the-history-of-anti-semitism-volume-2-from-mohammed-to-the-marranos-9780812218640","title":"The History of Anti-Semitism, Volume 2: From Mohammed to the Marranos","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Anti-Semitism\u003c\/i\u003e presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Mohammed to the Marranos focuses on the Sephardim\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Léon Poliakov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.98w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812218640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 16 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeon 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40163139059827,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c7a8b722-800a-4895-b9a5-916cf6f60bc8.jpg?v=1655042804","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-history-of-anti-semitism-volume-2-from-mohammed-to-the-marranos-9780812218640","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}