{"product_id":"from-prejudice-to-destruction-paperback-by-jacob-katz","title":"From Prejudice to Destruction Paperback by Jacob Katz","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHarvard University Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1982-03-16)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780674325074\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJacob Katz here presents a major reinterpretation of modern  anti-Semitism, which blends history of ideas about the Jews gradually  became transformed and then, around 1879, picked up so much social force  as to result in the premeditated and systematic destruction of the  Jewish people of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr. Katz revises the prevalent thesis  that medieval and modern animosities against Jews were fundamentally  different. He also rejects the scapegoat theory, according to which the  Jews were merely a lightning rod for underlying economic and social  tensions. On the contrary, he argues, there were very real tensions  between Jews and non-Jews, because the Jews were a highly visible and  cohesive group and so came into conflict with non-Jews in competing for  social and economic rewards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the late 19th century, Mr. Katz  argues, hatred of the Jews shifted from their religion to more essential  aspects of their character and behavior. The term “anti-Semitism,” he  explains, which first came into use around 1870, was meant to describe  this change. Thus, ironically, just as Jews were being integrated into  the political state, skillful propagandists such as Theodore Fritzche  and Houston Stewart Chamberlain were extraordinarily successful in  spreading notions of Jewish racial inferiority and its threat to the  pure Aryan stock. And so when Hitler came on the scene, the seeds of  Jewish race hatred were widely sown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJacob Katz was Professor of Jewish History, Emeritus, at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554242351265,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780674325074","price":62.1,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780674325074.jpg?v=1781761724","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/from-prejudice-to-destruction-paperback-by-jacob-katz","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}