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The French Enlightenment and the Jews: The Origins of Modern Anti-Semitism
Arthur Hertzberg
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Paperback. Hertzberg develops his daring thesis that the "modern, secular, anti-Semitism was fashioned not as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the Revolution, but within the Enlightenment and Revolution themselves." He finds that modern anti-Semitism owes less to Christian theological mentality than to doctrinaire libertarianism of figures such as Voltaire, d'Holbach, Diderot, and Marat. Num Pages: 420 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSR1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 136 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
Hertzberg develops his daring thesis that the modern, secular, anti-Semitism was fashioned not as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the Revolution, but within the Enlightenment and Revolution themselves. He finds that modern anti-Semitism owes less to Christian theological mentality than to doctrinaire libertarianism of figures such as Voltaire, d'Holbach, Diderot, and Marat.
Hertzberg develops his daring thesis that the modern, secular, anti-Semitism was fashioned not as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the Revolution, but within the Enlightenment and Revolution themselves. He finds that modern anti-Semitism owes less to Christian theological mentality than to doctrinaire libertarianism of figures such as Voltaire, d'Holbach, Diderot, and Marat.
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
468g
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231073851
SKU
V9780231073851
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About Arthur Hertzberg
Arthur Hertzberg, professor of Jewish studies at New York University, is the author of numerous books, including The Zionist Idea: A Historical Analysis and Reader and The Jews in America: Four Centuries of an Uneasy Encounter: A History (Columbia).
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