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New Era Publications International APS How to Resolve Conflicts
Book SynopsisIt seems that people often have trouble getting along together. Families argue, neighbors come to blows, countries lob weapons at each other. Is this the way it has to be? Anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists and others say it is. Having observed a long history of man's quarrelsome behavior, they claim that man has animal instincts, or that he is antisocial and violent by his very nature. In truth, man is rather peaceful. But he can be driven, individually and collectively, to hatred and violence. In researching the causes of violence, L. Ron Hubbard unearthed a fundamental and natural law of human relations which explains why conflicts between people are so often difficult to remedy. And he provided an immensely valuable tool that enables one to resolve any conflict, be it between neighbors, co-workers or even countries. In this chapter, you will discover how to help others resolve their differences and restore peaceable relations. Peace and harmony between men can be more than just a dream. Widespread application of this law will make it a reality.
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Academic Studies Press Poisoning the Wells: Antisemitism in Contemporary
Book SynopsisIn twenty-first century America, antisemitism is on the rise, especially on the extreme left, the radical right, and within political Islamism. Expressions of this oldest hatred are also increasingly prevalent in popular culture, where they are spread by politicians, entertainers and celebrities, the media, social justice activists, and religious leaders, as well as in universities, in schools, on the streets, and even, in some instances, by Jews. Once, Jews regarded the United States as die Goldene Medina–the Golden Land–where they could escape persecution and finally be free. However, this dream has not been realized and major trends are moving in the opposite direction. In Poisoning the Wells, leading scholars analyze contemporary antisemitism in the United States.Trade Review“Erudite and insightful, this timely anthology explores the age-old prejudice in its traditional guise and the modern cloak of anti-Zionism. In Poisoning the Wells, scholars from diverse backgrounds and disciplines shed light on the reemergence and strengthening of antisemitism in modern culture and society. A must read.”— Doron Ben-Atar, Professor of History, Fordham University"In the now large scholarship on contemporary antisemitism, Corinne E. Blackmer and Andrew Pessin's Poisoning the Wells stands out for its focus on the way in which hatred of Jews, and of Israel, has achieved a certain academic respectability in the United States. Originally published in 2021, this updated version offers essays by sixteen different contributors and co-authors on the range of topics that have been at the center of controversy, including: intersectionality, anti-racism, and antisemitsm; black antisemitism; antisemitism among hate groups of the far right; Holocaust denial; antisemitic arguments that support boycotts against Israel; ‘pinkwashing,’ and queer theory; myths of a benign history of African-Americans under slavery as well as of Jews as dhimmis in the lands of Islam; shortcomings in social science research; and essays that offer episodes of antisemitism both at small liberal arts colleges, and at large research universities, and of university administrative responses to these developments. The essays combine theory and empirical findings. It is a needed, and understandably sobering volume for fellow scholars, students, policy makers, and a general audience."— Jeffrey Herf, Professor of History, University of MarylandTable of ContentsForewordCharles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director of ISGAPIntroduction: The End of Jewish Innocence: Antisemitism in Contemporary AmericaCorinne E. Blackmer and Andrew Pessin1. Antisemitism in Jewish American AcademiaEdward Alexander2. Pinkwashing Antisemitism: The Origins of Queer Anti-Israel DiscourseR. Amy Elman3. Left Antisemitism: The Rhetoric and Activism of Jewish Voice for PeaceMiriam F. Elman4. Holocaust Denial on the Web: Confronting the Future of AntisemitismJoel Finkelstein, Corinne E. Blackmer, and Charles Rubin5. Intersectionality and the Jews: Theory and PraxisElliot Kaufman6. The Rise of Black Antisemitism: An All Too Familiar Tension ReturnsJames Kirchick7. Why So Many Social Scientists Misunderstand Contemporary AntisemitismNeil J. Kressel8. “Falling Down a Rabbit Hole:” Antisemitism Becomes the New Normal at Oberlin CollegeMelissa Landa9. Micro-Boycotts: Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism in the Personal Boycott MovementCary Nelson10. “Happy Dhimmis, Happy Darkeys”: Myths Past and PresentEunice G. Pollack and Steven H. Norwood11. Crusaders for Armageddon: Christian Zionism and Antisemitism in the United StatesMolly Benjamin Patterson12. Epistemic Antisemitism, or “Good People Gone Wild:” How Decent People Can Be Antisemites and Not Even Know ItAndrew Pessin13. The Perpetual Scapegoat: Antisemitism in the Ideology and Activities of Hate Groups in the United States before and after Trump’s Election Ashley V. Reichelmann, Stanislav Vysotsky, and Jack Levin 14. Antisemitism, Soft Jihad, and Extremism in US and Canadian Universities: The Contextualization of National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP)Charles Asher Small and David Patterson15. Israel as the Repugnant Other: Anti-Zionism in Liberal Protestant DenominationsDexter Van Zile16. The University of California Principles against Intolerance: Efforts to Integrate Them into Campus Policy and PracticeKenneth WaltzerContributorsIndex
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Academic Studies Press Shoah through Muslim Eyes
Book SynopsisIn Shoah Through Muslim Eyes, the author discusses her journey with Judaism as a Muslim. Her book is based on the struggle with antisemitism within Muslim communities and her interviews with Shoah survivors. Rejecting polemical myths about the Holocaust and Jews, Afridi offers a new way of creating understanding between the two communities through the acceptance the enormity of the Shoah. Her journey is both personal and academic: the reader can find nuances of her belief in Islam, principles of justice, and the loneliness of such a journey. The chapters discuss the Holocaust and how it was in truth unprecedented, interviews with survivors, antisemitism and Islamophobia, camps in Arab lands, and Islam and memory. Afridi includes newly-uncovered Muslim-Arab narratives that enhance our understanding of the reach of the Holocaust into Muslim lands under the Vichy and Nazi governments.Trade Review"I just finished reading one of the most profound and important books that I have read in recent years[...] as inspirational as it is informative." - Ron Cornish, Huffington Post blogTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Why the Shoah? Chapter Two: My Journey through Academia, Jerusalem, and Dachau Chapter Three: Why is the Shoah Unprecedented? Chapter Four: The Document Chapter Five: Is Islam Antisemitic? No. Chapter Six: Muslims and the Memory of a Colonial Holocaust Conclusion Afterword Bibliography Index
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Academic Studies Press The New Jewish Canon
Book SynopsisThe late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have been a period of mass production and proliferation of Jewish ideas, and have witnessed major changes in Jewish life and stimulated major debates. The New Jewish Canon offers a conceptual roadmap to make sense of such rapid change. With over eighty excerpts from key primary source texts and insightful corresponding essays by leading scholars, on topics of history and memory, Jewish politics and the public square, religion and religiosity, and identities and communities, The New Jewish Canon promises to start conversations from the seminar room to the dinner table. The New Jewish Canon is both text and textbook of the Jewish intellectual and communal zeitgeist for the contemporary period and the recent past, canonizing our most important ideas and debates of the past two generations; and just as importantly, stimulating debate and scholarship about what is yet to come.Trade Review“Extraordinarily rich, lively and illuminating. … [The editors] have succeeded magnificently in achieving their goal.” —Jonathan Kirsch, the Jewish Journal“This is a rich collection that provides a window into many of the key debates that have raged, and still rage, in the Jewish world. It raises many provocative questions about the nature of contemporary Judaism and its future.” —Martin Green, Jewish Book CouncilTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: "The State of Jewish Ideas: Towards a New Jewish Canon" I. Jewish Politics and the Public Square 1. Michael Walzer, Exodus and Revolution, 1985 Essay: William Galston 2. George Steiner, "Our Homeland, the Text," 1985; Judith Butler, "Judith Butler's Remarks to Brooklyn College on BDS," 2013 Essay: Julie Cooper 3. Jonathan Woocher, Sacred Survival: The Civil Religion of American Jews, 1986 Essay: Sylvia Fishman 4. Benny Morris, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947–1949, 1987; and The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, 2004;Ari Shavit, "Survival of the Fittest? An Interview with Benny Morris," 2004 and "Lydda, 1948," 2013 Essay: Daniel Kurtzer 5. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg vs. Meir Kahane, Public Debate at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, 1988 Essay: Shaul Magid 6. Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Eliezer Goldman (ed.), Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State, 1992 Essay: Joshua Shanes 7. Israeli Supreme Court Part 1: Israeli Knesset Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992; Aharon Barak, "A Judge on Judging: The Role of a Supreme Court in a Democracy," January 2002 Essay: Yigal Mersel 8. Aharon Lichtenstein, "On the Murder of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z"l," 1995 Essay: David Wolkenfeld 9. Aviezer Ravitzky, Messianism, Zionism, and Jewish Religious Radicalism, 1996 Essay: Yehuda Magid 10. Israeli Supreme Court Part 2: The Israeli Supreme Court sitting as the High Court of Justice, Horev v. Minister of Transportation, 1997; The Israeli Supreme Court sitting as the High Court of Justice: Baruch Marzel v. Jerusalem District Police Commander, Mr. Aharon Franco, 2002 Essay: Donniel Hartman 11. Samuel G. Freedman, Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry, 2000 Essay: Noam Pianko 12. Breaking the Silence Testimonies, Founded in 2004 Essay: Sarah Anne Minkin 13. Steven M. Cohen and Jack Wertheimer, "Whatever Happened to the Jewish People?," 2006 Essay: Erica Brown 14. Yitzhak Shapira and Yosef Elitzur, Torat HaMelekh, 2009 Essay: Hillel Ben-Sasson 15. Moshe Halbertal, "The Goldstone Illusion," 2009 Essay: Elana Stein Hain 16. Peter Beinart, "The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment," 2010 Essay: Sara Yael Hirschhorn 17. Daniel Gordis, "When Balance Becomes Betrayal" and Sharon Brous, "Lowering the Bar," 2012 Essay: Yehuda Kurtzer 18. Matti Friedman, "An Insider's Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth," 2014 Essay: Rachel Fish II. History, Memory and Narrative 1. David Hartman, "Auschwitz or Sinai?," 1982 Essay: Rachel Sabath Beit Halachmi 2. Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory, 1982 Essay: Alexander Kaye 3. Emil Fackenheim, To Mend the World, 1982 Essay: Benjamin Pollock 4. Robert M. Cover, "The Supreme Court, 1982 Term—Foreword: Nomosand Narrative," 1983 Essay: Christine Hayes 5. Kahan Commission (Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut), 1983 Essay: Yehuda Kurtzer 6. Amos Oz, In the Land of Israel, 1983 Essay: Wendy Zierler 7. David Biale, Power and Powerlessness in Jewish History, 1986 Essay: Judah Bernstein 8. Elie Wiesel, Acceptance Speech, on the Occasion of the Award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, 1986 Essay: Claire E. Sufrin 9. Primo Levi, The Drowned and the Saved, 1986 Essay: Sarah Cushman 10. Irving (Yitz) Greenberg, "The Third Great Cycle of Jewish History," 1987 Essay: Joshua Feigelson 11. Deborah Lipstadt, Denying the Holocaust, 1993; Yaffa Eliach, There Once Was a World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok, 1998 Essay: Yehuda Kurtzer 12. Haym Soloveitchik, "Rupture and Reconstruction," 1994 Essay: Yehuda Kurtzer 13. Naomi Seidman, "Elie Wiesel and the Scandal of Jewish Rage," 1996 Essay: Erin Leib Smokler 14. Dabru Emet, New York Times, 2000 Essay: Marcie Lenk 15. Jonathan Sarna, American Judaism: A History, 2004 Essay: Marc Dollinger 16. David Weiss Halivni, Breaking the Tablets: Jewish Theology After the Shoah,2007 Essay: Daniel Weiss 17. Ruth Wisse, "How Not to Remember and How Not to Forget," 2008 Essay: Dara Horn 18. Yossi Klein Halevi, Like Dreamers, 2013 Essay: Hannah Kober III. Religion and Religiosity 1. Joseph Soloveitchik,Halakhic Man, 1983 Essay: Shlomo Zuckier 2. Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth, Shemirath Shabbath Kehilchathah, 1984 Essay: David Bashevkin 3. David Hartman, A Living Covenant: The Innovative Spirit in Traditional Judaism, 1985 Essay: David Ellenson 4. The Complete Artscroll Siddur, 1984 Essay: David Zvi Kalman 5. Neil Gillman, Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, 1990; Eugene Borowitz, Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew, 1991 Essay: Michael Marmur 6. Rachel Adler "In Your Blood, Live: Re-visions of a Theological Purity," 1993 Essay: Gail Labovitz 7. Rodger Kamenetz, The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India, 1994 Essay: Or Rose 8. Avivah Gottleib Zornberg, Genesis: The Beginning of Desire, 1995 Essay: Shira Hecht-Koller 9. Abraham Joshua Heschel, Susannah Heschel (ed.), Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity, 1996 Essay: William Plevan 10. Noam Zion and David Dishon, A Different Night: The Family Participation Haggadah, 1997 Essay: Emily Filler 11. Mendel Shapiro, "Qeri'at HaTorah by Women: A Halakhic Analysis," 2001 Essay: Tova Hartman 12. Jonathan Sacks, Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations, London: Continuum,2002 Essay: Michal Raucher 13. Rav Shagar, Broken Vessels, 2004 Essay: Tomer Persico 14. Arthur Green, Radical Judaism: Rethinking God and Tradition, 2010; Daniel Landes, "Hidden Master," 2010; Arthur Green and Daniel Landes, "God, Torah, and Israel: An Exchange," 2011 Essay: Samuel Hayim Brody 15. Elie Kaunfer, Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities, 2010 Essay: Shawn Landres and Josh Avedon IV. Identities and Communities 1. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Letter to the Jewish Community of Teaneck, 1981 Essay: Jonathan Sarna 2. Blu Greenberg, On Women and Judaism: A View from Tradition, 1981 Essay: Rachel Gordan 3. Harold Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, 1981; Alan Lew, This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation, 2003 Essay: Joshua Ladon 4. Evelyn Torton Beck (ed.), Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology, 1982; Susannah Heschel (ed.), On Being a Jewish Feminist, 1983 Essay: Claire E. Sufrin 5. Paul Cowan with Rachel Cowan, Mixed Blessings: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks in an Interfaith Marriage, 1988 Essay: Samira Mehta 6. Judith Plaskow, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective, 1990 Essay: Judith Rosenbaum 7. Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish in America, 1991 Essay: Arielle Levites 8. Barry Kosmin, "Highlights of the CJF 1990 National Jewish Population Survey," 1991; "A Portrait of Jewish Americans," 2013 Essay: Mijal Bitton 9. Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy, 1991; Paula Hyman, "Who is an Educated Jew?" 2002; Vanessa Ochs, "Ten Jewish Sensibilities," 2003 Essay: Hannah Pressman 10. Yaakov Levado, "Gayness and God: Wrestlings of an Orthodox Rabbi," 1993 Essay: Zev Farber 11. Leonard Fein, "Smashing Idols and Other Prescriptions for Jewish Continuity," 1994 Essay: Aryeh Cohen 12. Steven M. Cohen and Arnold M. Eisen, The Jew Within: Self, Family, and Community in America, 2000 Essay: Alan Brill 13. A. B. Yehoshua, "The Meaning of Homeland," 2006 Essay: James Loeffler 14. Elliot N. Dorff, Daniel S. Nevins, and Avram I. Reisner, "Homosexuality, Human Dignity, and Halakhah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards," 2006 Essay: Jane Kanarek 15. Noah Feldman "Orthodox Paradox," 2007; Jay Lefkowitz, "The Rise of Social Orthodoxy: A Personal Account," 2014 Essay: Elli Fischer 16. Tamar Biala and Nechama Weingarten-Mintz (eds.), Dirshuni: Midrashei Nashim, 2009 Essay: Sarah Mulhern 17. Leon Wieseltier, "Language, Identity, and the Scandal of American Jewry," 2011 Essay: Jon Levisohn 18. Ruth Calderon, Inaugural Knesset Speech, "The Heritage of All Israel," 2013 Essay: Yossi Klein Halevi 19. Rick Jacobs, "The Genesis of Our Future," 2013 Essay: Dan Friedman
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Academic Studies Press Catastrophic Grief, Trauma, and Resilience in
Book SynopsisThis volume comprehensively explores the life trajectories of nine child/adolescent Holocaust concentration camp survivors as recollected when the subjects were elders. Based on extensive face to face interview material, enduring psychological and symptomatic effects were evident. Survivors retained vivid recollections of the horror of internment and expressed ongoing grief for the multiple losses they had experienced. Unresolved grief contributed to a sense of existential loneliness, particularly prominent in their late life reflections. Despite indications of resilience and life productivity, a ‘Trauma Trilogy’ of inter-linked catastrophic grief, anger, and survivor guilt contributed to a sense of pain and struggle in negotiating Erikson’s final life task of Integrity versus Despair. Trade Review“A book, raw in the visceral descriptions of the effects of the Holocaust provided by ageing child survivors as they painfully and courageously re-visit their experiences in the camps, the death marches and beyond. A book of inspiration in the warmth and compassion of the interviewer who listened and cared and whose personal resonances with the survivors shone through. A hugely informative book in all authors’ scholarly research on complex trauma, complicated bereavement, ageing, resilience and existential loneliness. A remarkable, must read book in contemporary times not only for its collection of rare testimonies of ageing survivors of the holocaust but for its insights into the very long term but individual effects of massive collective trauma, which continue to dog the twenty first century. It is a testimony to despair and hope, trauma and resilience, and a must read for those who at least wish to try to understand.” — Gillian Straker, Clinical Professor, University Of Sydney; Visiting Research Professor, University Witwatersrand"This book captures the voices of some of the last living survivors of the Holocaust. These in-depth interviews provide valuable testimony to how the catastrophic losses and trauma suffered by children and youth in the context of a genocide shaped their life trajectories, and how these early experiences impact their engagement with the final developmental challenges of the late years in life. Moreover, Tracey Farber was one of the few practitioners who braved doing home visits during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her book brings a unique contribution since the interviews took place during a historical time that changed life for all, and exposed aging child survivors of the Holocaust to the most severe pandemic of the last 100 years, forcing them to endure isolation, loneliness and disrupted care, once again. Farber’s gentle and compassionate relationships with the survivors are an inspiration to all who know or work with trauma survivors.”— Irit Felsen, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Co-Chair of the Trauma Working Group at the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations“This important book adds many layers and considerable clarity to our understanding of child concentration camp Holocaust survivors’ experiences as they age. South Africa was always on the margins of the history of the Second World War and the Holocaust; only about 350 Holocaust survivors settled in the country after the war, many of whom were children and adolescents who were not interviewed about their experiences until the 1990s. It is seldom that a group of survivors trust and feel so comfortable with a researcher such as these nine survivors have been with Tracey Farber. They have known her for years and have benefitted from her visible care and generosity of spirit. Through her research, she does not only study the topic but also makes important steps to make sure they are cared for through the establishment of Holocaust survivors services in South Africa. This book is a testament to the many years of dedication and real care she has displayed, of which we are all grateful beneficiaries. I encourage all to read this important book, which includes not only the cases of these survivors and analysis of their experiences, but also excellent suggested steps forward that can be implemented widely.”— Tali Nates, Founder and Director, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre“A must-read for those interested in a rich combination of unique perspectives on theories of childhood development and trauma, including the impact on aging for those who were children during the Holocaust. The Survivor narratives are gripping and haunting, and command the reader to pause in honor of their testimonies. Be prepared to be inspired by their resilience. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of the experiences of grief and hope among those who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust as children.”— Jenni Frumer, Ph.D., LCSW, MSEd; Director, NOW for Holocaust Survivors Initiative/MorseLife Health System USATable of ContentsAcknowledgements ForewordProfessor Diana ShmuklerPrefaceTracey FarberIntroductionTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith1. Literature ReviewTracey Farber2. Research ApproachTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith3. Experiences and Testimonies of Child Concentration Camp SurvivorsTracey Farber Helene Dave Miriam Lenna Isaac Anne Shlomo Rina Menachem 4. Findings and Discussion: Themes of Trauma and Devastating Loss That Emerged from Testimony of Child Concentration Camp SurvivorsTracey Farber 5. Reflexivity and CountertransferenceTracey Farber6. InterventionsTracey Farber7. Temporality and the Reevaluation of Memories in Aging Child Holocaust Survivors: A Developmental TrajectoryCora Smith8. A Particular Form of Complex TraumatizationGillian Eagle9. What Can Be Learned from Child Concentration Camp Survivors about the Impact of Severe Trauma and Its Long-Term Impact on AgingTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith10. Responding to the Needs of Aging Child Holocaust Survivors and Other Survivors of Severe Early TraumaTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora SmithBibliographyAppendix 1. Ethical Clearance CertificateAppendix 2. Turnitin Plagiarism Report
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Academic Studies Press This Was America, 1865-1965: Unequal Citizens in
Book SynopsisBy examining Jewish experiences between the American Civil War and the African American Civil Rights Revolution, this book focuses on citizens who usually spent their daily lives in Black and white “peoplehoods.” Some of the white ones, commanding the nation’s “public square,” structured a segregated republic and capitalist economy that would experience WWII and the news about the Holocaust that murdered millions of Jews. This political economy sustained a hierarchy of privatized ethnic groups whose race and religion, in their norms of “ethnicking,” was used to deprive them of legal and equal collective standing. This Was America is a book about those privatized identities that the years of the Civil Rights Revolution would bring into the republic’s public square.Trade Review“Korman... has written an important and timely history focusing primarily on Black and Jewish Americans, as well as other ethnic groups, as they found themselves isolated from the 'public square' of American life over a century. ... Recommended.”— J. Fischel, emeritus, Millersville University, CHOICE (September 2023 Vol. 61 No. 1)Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionPart One: Republican Ethnicking1. Veritas2. Races3. Promised Lands by Religion4. Ethnicking5. Profiling6. Peoplehood CitizensPart Two: Republican Discipline7. Safeguarding the Public Square8. Screening and Quarantines9. At Work in Danzig10. Nationalizing Secular Peoplehoods11. Battling Citizens12. Bending HierarchiesPart Three: Last Words13. Pasts in US14. US in the Public Square15. Ethnicking in Plain SightEpilogue
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Academic Studies Press A Unique People in a Unique Land: Essays on
Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of two dozen essays published over the past four decades on American Jewish history and culture. They discuss the role that Jews have played in American culture, sports, politics, business, and religion, as well as the nature of American antisemitism. The essays argue that the Jewish experience in America has been unique and this uniqueness has encouraged Jews to define their Jewish identity in multiple ways. In no other country has Judaism and Jewishness taken on so many diverse forms. While America has not been the promised land for Jews, it has been a land of promise. Jews have prospered in America and become part of the social, cultural, political, and economic mainstream. But whether Judaism and Jewish identity have also prospered is another question.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements for Reprinted MaterialIntroductionPart One: Identity1. The Mystery of American Jewish Identity2. The Jewishness of the New York Intellectuals: Sidney Hook, a Test Case3. Will Herberg’s Protestant—Catholic—Jew: A Critique4. The Impact of War: America’s Jews and World War II Part Two: Religion 5. A Shtetl in the Sun: Orthodoxy in Southern Florida6. The Crisis of Conservative Judaism7. Modern Orthodoxy in Crisis: A Test Case8. The Decline and Rise of Secular Judaism in AmericaPart Three: Antisemitism9. John Higham and American Antisemitism10. The World Labor Athletic Carnival of 1936: An American Anti-Nazi Protest11. The Approach of War: Congressional Isolationism and Antisemitism, 1939–194112. Antisemitism Mississippi Style13. The Educational Crusade of George W. Armstrong14. Interpretations of the Crown Heights Riot15. The Cognitive Dissonance of American JewsPart Four: Business16. Jewish Historians and American Capitalism17. The Absent American Jewish Business Mogul18. From Participant to Owner: The Role of Jews in Contemporary American SportsPart Five: Politics19. Waiting For Righty?: An Interpretation of the Political Behavior of American Jews20. Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and American Jewish Memory21. Jewish Intellectuals and the American Conservative Movement
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Academic Studies Press Emerging Heroes: WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish
Book SynopsisInspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait. Had the refugees been rescued by the diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing Japanese transit visas? Searching for the identities of the people in the photographs, the author scoured historical records and interviewed numerous fascinating individuals, including Sugihara visa recipients and their descendants. While solving the mystery of the people in the photographs, the author uncovered more hero diplomats and new details about Sugihara visas. This account of the author’s investigation supports the legacy of Chiune Sugihara and highlights other WWII saviors, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk. Trade Review“[N]early forgotten footnotes in the annals of the Holocaust are resurrected with passion and conviction by Kitade, who has devoted himself to building bridges of mutual understanding between Japan and Jews. In Emerging Heroes, he salutes the Japanese and foreign diplomats who went above and beyond the call of duty to lend a helpful hand to Jewish refugees during their darkest hours of duress.”— Sheldon Kirshner, Times of Israel“Akira Kitade has written a highly entertaining and gripping sequel to his well-received book Visas of Life and the Epic Journey: How the Sugihara Survivors Reached Japan. The first three chapters follow up on the stories of the seven photos discussed in his previous book. The next five chapters focus on the heroic roles played by the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara and five essential diplomat 'accomplices' in saving over 2000, mostly Polish Jews, who had escaped to Lithuania prior to March 1940. These diplomats included Jan Zwartendijk, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Lithuania; Saburo Nei, Acting Japanese Consul General of Japan in Vladivostok; N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe; Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador of Japan in the Soviet Union; Tadeusz Romer, Ambassador of the Polish Government-in-Exile in Japan. The last chapter gives an accounting of the 2,140 names on the Sugihara List. Akira Kitade personalizes the stories in each chapter and writes in a relaxed, colloquial style. He exhibits an open-mindedness throughout in relating his stories.”– George Bluman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Sugihara descendant“Akira Kitade is an unlikely chronicler of courage, hope, and heroism in humanity’s darkest age.Clearing out his modest office as he retired after a lifelong career at Japan’s Tourism Bureau, Akira discovered a dusty 75-year-old scrapbook filled with poems and photos in a neglected drawer. Written by his boss in 1941, it was titled ‘people without nations.’ The scrapbook’s haunting photos of desperate refugees led Akira on a journey of discovery into the lives of terrified Jews fleeing the Nazis and their unknown saviors.His tale, carefully written, with precision and detail, is a gripping story of good interfering in the face of evil, moral choices blunting the teeth of danger, and pure bravery. Reading as fine as dramatic fiction, it will stand for generations as a handbook of ordinary folks whose difficult decisions led them to immortal greatness.”–Rabbi Aaron Kotler, President Emeritus, Beth Medrash Govoha“Huge numbers of refugees took shelter from Poland in Lithuania at the beginning of WWII. Thousands of them were rescued from the Holocaust in the summer of 1940 by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Kaunas. However, their destinies have scarcely been known after the war. Akira Kitade traces fourteen survivors by their footprints, who or whose parents received 'Visas for Life' from Sugihara or other Japanese diplomats and opened up a field of activity in the new world. Kitade also clarifies the activity of other rescuers than Sugihara.”– Chiharu Inaba, Professor of International Relations, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. Author of On the Hill of Yad Vashem: Trees of Righteous among the Nations (in Japanese).Table of ContentsMessage from the Mayor of Tsuruga City Takanobu Fuchikami Foreword Harriet P. Schleifer Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Encounter with an Album 2. The Sugihara Survivors I Met, and the Follow-Up 3. People in the Album Whose Identities Were Discovered 4. Jan Zwartendijk, Consul of the Netherlands in Kaunas 5. Saburo Nei, Acting Consul General in Vladivostok 6. N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe, Later Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan 7. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union 8. Tadeusz Romer, Polish Ambassador to Japan 9. Tracking Down the 2,139 People on the Sugihara List Conclusion List of Major References
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Academic Studies Press Emerging Heroes: WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish
Book SynopsisInspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait. Had the refugees been rescued by the diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by providing Japanese transit visas? Searching for the identities of the people in the photographs, the author scoured historical records and interviewed numerous fascinating individuals, including Sugihara visa recipients and their descendants. While solving the mystery of the people in the photographs, the author uncovered more hero diplomats and new details about Sugihara visas. This account of the author’s investigation supports the legacy of Chiune Sugihara and highlights other WWII saviors, such as the Dutch diplomat Jan Zwartendijk. Trade Review“[N]early forgotten footnotes in the annals of the Holocaust are resurrected with passion and conviction by Kitade, who has devoted himself to building bridges of mutual understanding between Japan and Jews. In Emerging Heroes, he salutes the Japanese and foreign diplomats who went above and beyond the call of duty to lend a helpful hand to Jewish refugees during their darkest hours of duress.”— Sheldon Kirshner, Times of Israel“Akira Kitade has written a highly entertaining and gripping sequel to his well-received book Visas of Life and the Epic Journey: How the Sugihara Survivors Reached Japan. The first three chapters follow up on the stories of the seven photos discussed in his previous book. The next five chapters focus on the heroic roles played by the Japanese consul Chiune Sugihara and five essential diplomat 'accomplices' in saving over 2000, mostly Polish Jews, who had escaped to Lithuania prior to March 1940. These diplomats included Jan Zwartendijk, Honorary Consul of the Netherlands in Lithuania; Saburo Nei, Acting Japanese Consul General of Japan in Vladivostok; N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe; Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador of Japan in the Soviet Union; Tadeusz Romer, Ambassador of the Polish Government-in-Exile in Japan. The last chapter gives an accounting of the 2,140 names on the Sugihara List. Akira Kitade personalizes the stories in each chapter and writes in a relaxed, colloquial style. He exhibits an open-mindedness throughout in relating his stories.”– George Bluman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Sugihara descendant“Akira Kitade is an unlikely chronicler of courage, hope, and heroism in humanity’s darkest age.Clearing out his modest office as he retired after a lifelong career at Japan’s Tourism Bureau, Akira discovered a dusty 75-year-old scrapbook filled with poems and photos in a neglected drawer. Written by his boss in 1941, it was titled ‘people without nations.’ The scrapbook’s haunting photos of desperate refugees led Akira on a journey of discovery into the lives of terrified Jews fleeing the Nazis and their unknown saviors.His tale, carefully written, with precision and detail, is a gripping story of good interfering in the face of evil, moral choices blunting the teeth of danger, and pure bravery. Reading as fine as dramatic fiction, it will stand for generations as a handbook of ordinary folks whose difficult decisions led them to immortal greatness.”–Rabbi Aaron Kotler, President Emeritus, Beth Medrash Govoha“Huge numbers of refugees took shelter from Poland in Lithuania at the beginning of WWII. Thousands of them were rescued from the Holocaust in the summer of 1940 by Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese consul in Kaunas. However, their destinies have scarcely been known after the war. Akira Kitade traces fourteen survivors by their footprints, who or whose parents received 'Visas for Life' from Sugihara or other Japanese diplomats and opened up a field of activity in the new world. Kitade also clarifies the activity of other rescuers than Sugihara.”– Chiharu Inaba, Professor of International Relations, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. Author of On the Hill of Yad Vashem: Trees of Righteous among the Nations (in Japanese).Table of ContentsMessage from the Mayor of Tsuruga City Takanobu Fuchikami Foreword Harriet P. Schleifer Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Encounter with an Album 2. The Sugihara Survivors I Met, and the Follow-Up 3. People in the Album Whose Identities Were Discovered 4. Jan Zwartendijk, Consul of the Netherlands in Kaunas 5. Saburo Nei, Acting Consul General in Vladivostok 6. N. A. J. de Voogd, Consul of the Netherlands in Kobe, Later Ambassador of the Netherlands to Japan 7. Yoshitsugu Tatekawa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union 8. Tadeusz Romer, Polish Ambassador to Japan 9. Tracking Down the 2,139 People on the Sugihara List Conclusion List of Major References
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Academic Studies Press Catastrophic Grief, Trauma, and Resilience in
Book SynopsisThis volume comprehensively explores the life trajectories of nine child/adolescent Holocaust concentration camp survivors as recollected when the subjects were elders. Based on extensive face to face interview material, enduring psychological and symptomatic effects were evident. Survivors retained vivid recollections of the horror of internment and expressed ongoing grief for the multiple losses they had experienced. Unresolved grief contributed to a sense of existential loneliness, particularly prominent in their late life reflections. Despite indications of resilience and life productivity, a ‘Trauma Trilogy’ of inter-linked catastrophic grief, anger, and survivor guilt contributed to a sense of pain and struggle in negotiating Erikson’s final life task of Integrity versus Despair. Trade Review“A book, raw in the visceral descriptions of the effects of the Holocaust provided by ageing child survivors as they painfully and courageously re-visit their experiences in the camps, the death marches and beyond. A book of inspiration in the warmth and compassion of the interviewer who listened and cared and whose personal resonances with the survivors shone through. A hugely informative book in all authors’ scholarly research on complex trauma, complicated bereavement, ageing, resilience and existential loneliness. A remarkable, must read book in contemporary times not only for its collection of rare testimonies of ageing survivors of the holocaust but for its insights into the very long term but individual effects of massive collective trauma, which continue to dog the twenty first century. It is a testimony to despair and hope, trauma and resilience, and a must read for those who at least wish to try to understand.” — Gillian Straker, Clinical Professor, University Of Sydney; Visiting Research Professor, University Witwatersrand“A must-read for those interested in a rich combination of unique perspectives on theories of childhood development and trauma, including the impact on aging for those who were children during the Holocaust. The Survivor narratives are gripping and haunting, and command the reader to pause in honor of their testimonies. Be prepared to be inspired by their resilience. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of the experiences of grief and hope among those who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust as children.”— Jenni Frumer, Ph.D., LCSW, MSEd; Director, NOW for Holocaust Survivors Initiative/MorseLife Health System USA"This book captures the voices of some of the last living survivors of the Holocaust. These in-depth interviews provide valuable testimony to how the catastrophic losses and trauma suffered by children and youth in the context of a genocide shaped their life trajectories, and how these early experiences impact their engagement with the final developmental challenges of the late years in life. Moreover, Tracey Farber was one of the few practitioners who braved doing home visits during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her book brings a unique contribution since the interviews took place during a historical time that changed life for all, and exposed aging child survivors of the Holocaust to the most severe pandemic of the last 100 years, forcing them to endure isolation, loneliness and disrupted care, once again. Farber’s gentle and compassionate relationships with the survivors are an inspiration to all who know or work with trauma survivors.”— Irit Felsen, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Co-Chair of the Trauma Working Group at the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations“This important book adds many layers and considerable clarity to our understanding of child concentration camp Holocaust survivors’ experiences as they age. South Africa was always on the margins of the history of the Second World War and the Holocaust; only about 350 Holocaust survivors settled in the country after the war, many of whom were children and adolescents who were not interviewed about their experiences until the 1990s. It is seldom that a group of survivors trust and feel so comfortable with a researcher such as these nine survivors have been with Tracey Farber. They have known her for years and have benefitted from her visible care and generosity of spirit. Through her research, she does not only study the topic but also makes important steps to make sure they are cared for through the establishment of Holocaust survivors services in South Africa. This book is a testament to the many years of dedication and real care she has displayed, of which we are all grateful beneficiaries. I encourage all to read this important book, which includes not only the cases of these survivors and analysis of their experiences, but also excellent suggested steps forward that can be implemented widely.”— Tali Nates, Founder and Director, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide CentreTable of ContentsAcknowledgements ForewordProfessor Diana ShmuklerPrefaceTracey FarberIntroductionTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith1. Literature ReviewTracey Farber2. Research ApproachTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith3. Experiences and Testimonies of Child Concentration Camp SurvivorsTracey Farber Helene Dave Miriam Lenna Isaac Anne Shlomo Rina Menachem 4. Findings and Discussion: Themes of Trauma and Devastating Loss That Emerged from Testimony of Child Concentration Camp SurvivorsTracey Farber 5. Reflexivity and CountertransferenceTracey Farber6. InterventionsTracey Farber7. Temporality and the Reevaluation of Memories in Aging Child Holocaust Survivors: A Developmental TrajectoryCora Smith8. A Particular Form of Complex TraumatizationGillian Eagle9. What Can Be Learned from Child Concentration Camp Survivors about the Impact of Severe Trauma and Its Long-Term Impact on AgingTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora Smith10. Responding to the Needs of Aging Child Holocaust Survivors and Other Survivors of Severe Early TraumaTracey Farber, Gillian Eagle, Cora SmithBibliographyAppendix 1. Ethical Clearance CertificateAppendix 2. Turnitin Plagiarism Report
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Academic Studies Press The Population History of German Jewry 1815–1939:
Book SynopsisThe late Steven Lowenstein was a brilliant social historian who, after retiring from his academic position at the University of Judaism, toiled for years—and up to his final days—to complete this monumental book, which is the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. Lowenstein took the research of Hebrew University demographer Professor Osiel Oscar Schmelz and brought it to life in the daily lived experiences of German Jews. The book is organized chronologically from Napoleon to German Unification (1815-1871), Imperial Germany and then the post- World War I era through the Nazi period. Later chapters are regional and topical studies. Lowenstein’s calling as a social historian required him to examines “every leaf on every tree in the forest;” but he never lost sight of the trees and the forest – larger context. We know the ending of the story of German Jewry. Lowenstein’s great achievement is to document the extraordinary demographic resources that bespoke a vibrant German Jewish culture—and made that ending especially tragic. Trade Review“The pioneering research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz and Steven Lowenstein provides a new dimension for German-Jewish History. Instead of relying on a few personal accounts and anecdotal evidence, this book constitutes a tool to decipher the complete picture of the German-Jewish community. It is an indispensable source for everyone interested in the modern Jewish experience.”— Michael Brenner, President of the International Leo Baeck Institute for the Research of German-Jewish History and Culture“Steven Lowenstein’s landmark volume presents the history of German Jewry from the early 19th century into the Nazi era through the prism of shifting population patterns. Replete with an incomparable array of data, the book’s meticulous narrative also serves as a memorial to a diverse Jewish community whose history reflected the triumphs and tragedies of the modern Jewish experience.”— Jack Wertheimer, Professor of American Jewish History, The Jewish Theological Seminary“Steven Lowenstein’s demographic history of Jews in Germany is a state-of-the-art study that will certainly become a classic. He has absorbed and presented in highly readable prose the chronological, regional, and topical demographic interpretations of the years 1815-1939 while also engaging in historiographical debates. This new and all-embracing picture of German Jewry offers readers careful analyses of such topics as urbanization, marriage and intermarriage, births and deaths, in and out migration and internal migration, and addresses age, region, and gender while also comparing to non-Jewish populations in Germany. The book is breathtaking in its research and scope and a must-read for every scholar of German-Jewish history.”— Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor Emerita of Modern Jewish History, New York University“Stephen Lowenstein has published the definitive demographic history of German Jewry. This is a monumental curated archive, actually a twice posthumous book. Lowenstein’s initial statistics were compiled by the Israeli demographer Usiel Oscar Schmelz, and Lowenstein himself died before finishing this tome. Family historians, genealogy buffs and population historians will rely on Lowenstein’s volume and appreciate its comparative reach and meticulous detail.”— Deborah Hertz, Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies, Department of History, University of California at San Diego“This monumental work by the eminent social historian, Steven Lowenstein (1945–2020), appears posthumously; with his early loss, Jewish Studies has lost a prodigious and pathbreaking researcher. The book is based on the huge documentary collections and research of Usiel Oscar Schmelz, a pioneering demographer of Jewry, left unfinished at his death. These Lowenstein supplemented by massive further research and reorganization….The old adage, ‘anecdotes do not data make,’ well sums up Lowenstein’s book, which is about data: precise, specific, and substantiated.”— Shulamit S. Magnus, Jewish History Table of ContentsForeword (Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Preface 1. The Life and Work of Steven M. Lowenstein z”l (1945–2020): “From Washington Heights to Skid Row—a Life of Learning and Doing” (David N. Myers, UCLA)Preface 2. Steven Lowenstein’s Demographic History (Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University)AcknowledgmentsEditors’ NoteIntroductionCHRONOLOGICAL SECTION1. From the Fall of Napoleon to the Unification of Germany (1815–1871)2. German Jewish Population Changes in Imperial Germany (1871–1918)3. From the “Demographic Crisis” of the 1920s to the Flight to Escape after 1933TOPICAL SECTION4. Natural Growth and Changes in the German Jewish Family5. Changing Age Structure6. Conversion and Intermarriage7. Migration—Overall Trends and Internal Migration8. Immigration and Emigration9. From Countryside to City: Urbanization and the Survival of Small-Town Jewish Communities10. Jewish Residential Concentration in German CitiesREGIONAL SECTION11. The Eastern Provinces12. Central and Northwestern Germany—from Sparse Jewish Density to an Urban and Immigrant Center13. Western Germany14. Southern GermanyConclusionsBibliographyGeographic names in German and English (Alphabetized in German)A Note on Discrepancies
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Academic Studies Press The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the time of
Book Synopsis“With clarity and penetrating insight, Alex Ryvchin unravels the mystery of antisemitism… Mandatory reading for anyone concerned with the ethical fate of the human race.” ― Isaac Herzog, President of the State of IsraelThe 7 Deadly Myths traces antisemitism from its earliest origins to the present day and uncovers the dangerous conspiracy theories that have corrupted reasoning and led people and nations to diabolical acts. Exploring some of the most significant events in history and uncovering little-known villains, this book answers the questions of how antisemitism takes hold, how it is transmitted and how it inspires violence to the present day. Written in a clear and compelling style, this book is essential to understanding why this ancient hatred continues to plague society, inspiring pop stars, athletes and demagogues alike. It is a crucial resource for policy makers, students and the reading public seeking to understand racism and how it can be stopped.Trade Review“With clarity and penetrating insight, Alex Ryvchin unravels the mystery of antisemitism, distilling the roots of this most tenacious and pernicious conspiracy theory into seven fundamental myths. By shifting emphasis from the ‘why’ of this puzzling and dangerous phenomenon to the ‘how’ of the mechanics of its transmission, Ryvchin points to the possibility of actually confronting and diffusing it. This highly intelligent and well-written work should be on the mandatory reading list of anyone seeking to understand the age-old phenomenon of antisemitism, but moreso, of anyone concerned with the ethical fate of the human race.”— His Excellency Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel“[A] congenitally optimistic (or maybe just stubborn) Soviet-born Australian Jew has taken up the challenge of confronting this ever-present, baseless hatred. Endowed with both talent and passion, Alex Ryvchin… is well suited for the task. … With an easy, entertaining style devoid of ponderous didactics, his footnotes unintrusive, he fits a plethora of information into improbably few pages. Indeed, Ryvchin does a remarkable job of getting straight to the core, and he is truly masterful in unmasking the nonsensical prejudices without excessive rhetoric. … Intended as a resource for students, educators, and policymakers, this page-turner contains fascinating accounts of conspiracy theories, stunning in their absurdity. If calling the monstrous lies ‘myths’ seems overly generous, it does set the right tone for Ryvchin’s appeal to reason. … Only by exposing myths and lies is there any hope of healing, and the future of the Jewish people may become more tranquil. History has yet to prove whether this can occur, but miracles have been known to happen and may do so again.”— Juliana Geran Pilon, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs“A smart, concise, and very up-to-date guide to the world’s oldest hatred.”— David Baddiel, author of Jews Don’t Count“Ryvchin is an invaluable resource in his knowledge of our challenges and what needs to be done to address them, as well as in his stalwart commitment to the future of Jewish community life. His book is clear, persuasive, and a pleasure to read. Ryvchin takes a complex and ancient hatred and shows us where it comes from, how it changes, and how it remains the same. Essential reading for educators, policy makers and anyone seeking to grapple with the dangerous rise in conspiracy theories and Jew hatred.”— Ronald S. Lauder, President, World Jewish Congress“Alex Ryvchin has made a significant contribution to the field of antisemitism studies. In a very readable narrative, he uses seven of the most powerful stereotypes about Jews to encompass the history of Jew hatred and in doing so lends perspective to what’s happening now. At this moment in history when antisemitism has found new life around the world, this is a timely and important work.”— Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director“Carefully researched and graphically expressed, Alex Ryvchin's The 7 Deadly Myths systematically demolishes those antisemitic tropes, deeply embedded in Western culture, that are once again surfacing with potentially deadly implications. A trenchant warning of the sort that was all too easily ignored in Germany in 1933.”— Victor Lieberman, Raoul Wallenberg Distinguished University Professor of History, University of Michigan“Hostility to Jews and Judaism dates back over centuries. In succinct, well-informed, and lucidly composed chapters, Alex Ryvchin focuses on seven of the most persistent and deadly myths that fuel such animosity. Readers interested in a brief but illuminating explanation of many of the causative factors behind antisemitism will benefit from Mr. Ryvchin’s vividly drawn presentation of age-old anti-Jewish stereotypes. For all of their irrationality, they hang on threateningly to this day.”— Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Professor of English and Jewish Studies and Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies, Indiana University"Antisemitism is the oldest, longest, most enduring, toxic and lethal of hatreds. Alex Ryvchin wrote a timely and significant work which unmasks and exposes the deadly myths that have bred, nurtured and advanced with metastasizing hatred. An essential read for the understanding of traditional and contemporary antisemitism, and the moral imperative to combat it as a threat to our common humanity."— Irwin Cotler, Founder & International Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human RightsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionMyth 1—The Blood LibelMyth 2—Christ-KillersMyth 3—Global DominationMyth 4—ChosenMyth 5—MoneyMyth 6—Dual LoyaltiesMyth 7—Oppressed to OppressorsEpilogue
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Academic Studies Press The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland
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Academic Studies Press How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe And Survived the
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Harvard University Press Salvation at Stake Christian Martyrdom in Early
Book SynopsisThousands were executed for incompatible religious views in 16th-century Europe. The meaning and significance of those deaths are studied here comparatively, providing an argument for the importance of martyrdom as a window onto religious sensibilities and a crucial component in the formation of divergent Christian traditions and identities.Trade ReviewIn Salvation at Stake, Brad Gregory tries to ground the motives of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century martyrs in their sense of Christian doctrine. And though his scholarship is impeccable, Gregory's achievement lies as much in the defense of a historical method as in explaining why these believers chose to die rather than deny their faith. He rises to occasional eloquence--and more frequent elegance--while arguing for a study of martyrs which will take these individuals on their own terms, not those of modern critics. At crucial points throughout his book, Gregory properly condemns the historical arrogance that ignores religion's hold upon the faithful. -- Steven Stryer * Harvard Book Review *The martyrs of early modern Europe are something of an embarrassment. Men, women and even children who had the bad taste to consider religious faith, of all things, something to die for, exceptions even in their own time, are especially unpalatable to an age in which faith has become a kind of fashion accessory. Brad S. Gregory has changed all that, and perhaps more, in Salvation at Stake...His ambitious survey breaks the mould of both confessional and reductionist historiography with an even-handed and sympathetic account of Anabaptist, Catholic and Protestant martyrdom which casts fresh light on early modern Christianity as a whole as well as on the emerging denominations. It should be emphasized that this book is an analytical study of martyrdom, and not itself a martyrology. It draws on original compilations such as those of John Foxe, Thieliman van Braght and Richard Verstegan, yet it is itself historical, not hagiographical...Unlike many monographs arising from doctoral dissertations, this one has been distilled, rather than diluted, on its way to the press. The distillate is all that you might expect from Princeton-trained scholar: learned, logical, lucid. The inspiration of Peter Brown, Anthony Grafton and Heiko Oberman is not only invoked in the acknowledgements, but evident in the intellectual breadth of the achievement, which boldly transgresses confessional, national and linguistic boundaries at a time when myopic specialization has become normative. So many books are published now that it seems arrogant to define any of them as required reading. But Salvation At Stake is a book which nobody working in the field of Reformation and early modern history can afford to pass over. And it is not just required reading; it is rewarding, too, amply deserving the Harvard University Press Thomas J. Wilson Prize for the best first book of the year. Anyone who enjoyed Eamon Duffy's The Stripping of the Altars, or Diarmaid MacCulloch's Cranmer, will find this just as good. -- Richard Rex * Times Literary Supplement *This book covers martyrdom in the 1500s, when thousands died for their respective Christian beliefs...Gregory also examines such contested beliefs as papal primacy, believer's baptism, and justification by faith. He draws from any and all sources, including those written by antagonists who often intended to condemn false martyrs and justify their executions. And although he often allows the martyrs to speak for themselves, he also assists us in understanding these people without judging them by our current cultural or psychological theories. This extensive, well-written, and gripping book is highly recommended. -- George Westerlund * Library Journal *As learned, sympathetic, and deeply penetrating a treatment of the period's religious history as will ever be written. It is the definitive study of its subject in solid, tried and true, traditional historical terms. -- Steven Ozment, Harvard UniversityThis is a genuinely impressive piece of work. Brad Gregory has really defined a completely new subfield of Reformation studies, the cross-confessional study of martyrologies. -- William Monter, Northwestern UniversityThis is undoubtedly a major achievement, particularly for a first book. Gregory has read extraordinarily widely in both primary and secondary sources, and dissects both the assurance and élan. It deserves a wide readership both for its substantial contribution to the scholarship on martyrdom, and for the vigour of its polemic about good and bad ways to write religious history. -- Peter Marshall * French History *Brad Gregory's important and highly original book is a social history of religion that eschew the reductionism that treats religious practices as "behaviors" having no transcendent meaning. That is welcome news, as is the forthright way in which Gregory critiques earlier scholarly approaches to his topic...Aside from enriching our understanding of how martyrdom functioned for Reformation Christians, and aside from his trenchant critique of methodologies that fail to give martyrs their due, Gregory offers something to readers seeking transhistorical insights. The very empathy, evenhandedness, and historical imagination that enable Gregory to recapture the age of religious intolerance can enable ecumenically minded Christians to listen to Christians of other persuasions, and to take their doctrines seriously while avoiding the temptation to trivialize or relativize them in aid of an easy but ultimately vacuous accommodation. By showing us where we have been, Gregory gives us intellectual tools for envisioning and shaping the kinds of destinations we may define for ourselves. -- Marcia L. Colish * Commonweal *Gregory's massive research has emphasized how Protestant, Anabaptist, and Catholic martyrs rooted their actions in their understanding of the scripture Certainly the modern reader, in our ecumenical age, is repulsed by the concept that men and women could read the same gospel and kill each other over its interpretation. This lack of comprehension, however, is a modern problem, one that those pursuing historical theology cannot ignore. Here Gregory's study returns us to the fundamental issues that both supported and created the early modern martyr and the subsequent martyrologies of the age. -- Michael W. Maher, S.J. * Theological Studies *This well-structured book focuses on the engagement of English Protestants with the history of the medieval church from whose rites and values they had so decidedly disengaged...This book offers a fresh, slightly provocative perspective and as such is to be warmly welcomed, not least as the debates about the periodization of church history continue. -- Peter Matheson * Church History *This well-structured book focuses on the engagement of English Protestants with the history of the medieval church from whose rites and values they had so decidedly disengaged...This book offers a fresh, slightly provocative perspective and as such is to be warmly welcomed, not least as the debates about the periodization of church history continue. -- Peter Matheson * Church History *Table of ContentsA Note on Translations and Orthography A Complex of Martyrs On Understanding Early Modern Christianity The Nature of the Martyrological Sources The Course of Exposition The Late Medieval Inheritance The Absence and Presence of Martyrs in the Late Middle Ages Suffering Patiently, Dying Well, and the Passion of Christ Christian Martyrs outside the Church in the Late Middle Ages The Willingness to Kill Prosecuting Religious Criminals The Duty of Intolerance The Trajectory of Argumentation Laws, Institutions, and the Contingencies of Practice The Willingness to Die The Poverty of Theory Foundations: Faith and Scripture Contemporary Communities: Social Support and Sustenance Historical Communities: Pedigrees of the Persecuted Prison Activities: Practicing the Beliefs The Art of Dying Well Witnesses for the Gospel: Protestants and Martyrdom The Early Evangelical Martyrs and Emergent Protestant Identity Avoiding Idolatry, Following Christ: Convictions to Die For The Midcentury Martyrologies The Protestant Martyrologies in National Contexts Nachfolge Christi: Anabaptists and Martyrdom Muntzer to Munster: Forging an Anabaptist Martyrological Mentality Anabaptist Martyrs in the Low Countries The Transformation of the Dutch Mennonite Martyrological Tradition The New Saints: Roman Catholics and Martyrdom Defensive Martyrdom: The Henrician Catholics The Passion for Passion in Post-Tridentine Catholicism The Role of the Martyrs in Catholic Devotional Life The Conflict of Interpretations The Weaknesses of Nondoctrinal Criteria "Not the Punishment, but the Cause, Makes a Martyr" Implications and Conclusions Conclusion: A Shared and Shattered Worldview Appendix Notes Index
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University of Toronto Press Moors Dressed as Moors
Book SynopsisIn early modern Iberia, Moorish clothing was not merely a cultural remnant from the Islamic period, but an artefact that conditioned discourses of nobility and social preeminence. In Moors Dressed as Moors, Javier Irigoyen-García draws on a wide range of sources: archival, legal, literary, and visual documents, as well as tailoring books, equestrian treatises, and festival books to reveal the currency of Moorish clothing in early modern Iberian society. Irigoyen-García’s insightful and nuanced analyses of Moorish clothing production and circulation shows that as well as being a sign of status and a marker of nobility, it also served to codify social tensions by deploying apparent Islamophobic discourses. Such luxurious value of clothing also sheds light on how sartorial legislation against the Moriscos was not only a form of cultural repression, but also a way to preclude their full integration into Iberian society. Moors Dressed as Moors challenges the Trade Review"Irigoyen-Garcia’s study amplifies with scholarly rigor our understanding of early modern Iberian cultural politics in ways that resonate with our own cultural locations as scholars at a time of heightened ethnic and national tensions." -- Israel Burshatin, Haverford College * Bulletin for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies, Vol 43 no 1 *"This is an interesting and useful book for readers who are interested in the understanding of clothes beyond aesthetics." -- Laura Pérez Hernández * The Journal of Dress History, vol 2 3, Autumn 2018 *"Irigoyen’Garcia’s book is a much-needed corrective to existing studies on early modern Spanish dress, which tend to undermine the diversity of Morisco cultures and their sartorial practices, which, in many cases, were not that distinguishable from others in their local context. This is a must read for any scholar interested in better appreciating the complex relationship between dress, social status, and ethnicity in early modern Iberian. I will certainly assign it in future graduate courses on early modern cultures, as it contributes not only to discussions on clothing, but also to the construction of Iberian identities more broadly speaking." -- Christina H. Lee, Princeton University * Renaissance Quarterly, vol 71 4, Winter 2018 *"This book is well supported by a solid theoretical apparatus, primary sources, and a vast bibliography…this well-written book undoubtedly constitutes an essential work on clothing and identity." -- Filomena Barros, University of Évora * Medieval Clothing and Textiles, vol 15 *"Moors Dressed as Moors will be of great value to scholars and students seeking to understand the complexity that underpins the history of the Morisco minority in Spain. Moreover, given the current controversies relating to the status and cultural assimilation of Muslim minorities in Europe (controversies that continue to involve debates about clothing), this is research that is still very relevant." -- François Soyer, University of New England * The English Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: "Moors dressed as Moors" Part 1. "Morisma nueva de Christianos": Iberian Christian Moorish Clothing 1. Moors at Court 2. Moorish Clothing and Nobility 3. Unlawful Moorishness 4. Lope's Moors: Self-Fashioning and Resentment Part 2. Moorishness is in the Eye of the Beholder: Moriscos as Dressed Bodies 5. Policing Moriscos in Sixteenth-Century Granada 6. Searching for the Iberian Moorish Morisco 7. Moriscos Performing as Moors 8. Moriscos as Theatrical Bodies Conclusions Bibliography
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Dutch Reformed Protestants in the Holy Roman
Book SynopsisExamines the diverse experiences of Reformed Protestant religious refugees fleeing war and persecution in the Netherlands for cities and towns in the Holy Roman Empire in the late sixteenth century. Starting in the mid-sixteenth century, widespread persecution and war forced tens of thousands of Reformed Protestants in the Netherlands to flee their homes for new communities in England and the Holy Roman Empire. This book follows those refugees who escaped to large cities and small towns to the east and southeast, up the Rhine River watershed. The comprehensive approach taken here examines these forced migrations from political, intellectual, social, cultural, religious, and linguistic perspectives, including using a large prosopographical database to track refugees' movements and experiences. It challenges scholars' claims that Reformed Protestants developed more doctrinal, volunteeristic, and well-organized churches particularly capable of surviving the challenges of persecution and exile. Instead, the authors show, refugees proved remarkably willing to compromise and adapt, even as they built new relationships with the unfamiliar people they met abroad. Based on an extensive collaboration between two senior scholars with different but complementary intellectual backgrounds—one a European trained in theology and intellectual history and the other a North American with expertise in social and cultural history—and the team of researchers they led, this book challenges conventional wisdom about refugees and forced migrations in early modern Europe. Upon publication, this book is openly available in digital formats thanks to generous funding from the Dutch Research Council.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Leaving Home 2. Foreign Accommodations 3. Strangers and Neighbors 4. Managing Worship 5. Living in Diaspora 6. Returning and Remembering Afterword Bibliography Index
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain,
Book SynopsisIn 1609, the entire Muslim population of Spain was given three days to leave Spanish territory or else be killed. In a brutal and traumatic exodus, entire families were forced to abandon the homes and villages where they had lived for generations. In just five years, Muslim Spain had effectively ceased to exist: an estimated 300,000 Muslims had been removed from Spanish territory making it what was then the largest act of ethnic cleansing in European history.Blood and Faith is a riveting chronicle of this virtually unknown episode, set against the vivid historical backdrop of Muslim Spain. It offers a remarkable window onto a little-known period in modern Europe-a rich and complex tale of competing faiths and beliefs, of cultural oppression and resistance against overwhelming odds.Trade Review'Well-balanced and comprehensive … "Blood and Faith" is a splendid work of synthesis. … it is impossible to read this book without sensing its resonance in our own time.' * The New York Times *'Who remembers the last survivors of Muslim Spain, whom Spaniards contemptuously called Moriscos ("little Moors")? Impressive research on them has appeared in the last 30 years, yet until now, none of it has escaped beyond the walls of the academic ghetto. Matthew Carr's well-balanced and comprehensive book brings the story of their tragic fate to a wider public... Splendid.' * New York Times Book Review *'Matthew Carr['s] magnificent "Blood and Faith" charts the tragic end of the moriscos, … "a monumental historical crime" from which he seeks lessons for today.' -- The Guardian'Eloquently written and carefully researched, "Blood and Faith" is an important new study that synthesises much important scholarship on the moriscos, until now inaccessible to an English readership, and makes us aware of historical precedents to current ideological and cultural conflicts.' * European History Quarterly *'Balanced and thoroughly researched history.' * Literary Review *'Matthew Carr's well-researched account ... is carefully written and thoroughly documented. ... This is a reliable, if often harrowing, account of a sad episode in Spanish and European history, which deserves to be better known.' -- History Today'Carr navigates issues of assimilation and integration rather elegantly, and arrives at carefully considered conclusions with his deft analysis of the events that led to the expulsion and its aftermath. Indeed, Carr has written a valuable cautionary tale for the public on the pathways that crystallise imaginary evils.' -- LSE Review of Books'An estimated 350,000 Muslims were forced to abandon their homes; many died on the journey to the ships that would take them to North Africa, and many others were terrorized, raped, robbed and killed by forces that were supposed to protect them. Carr deftly narrates the complex events leading up to this little-known but horrific episode as a warning against religious intolerance and xenophobia.' * Publishers Weekly *'[A] sweeping panorama of a critical historical period . . . Carr's account is a powerful warning of the perils of intolerance of difference and of policies of forced conversion and assimilation.''A fascinating account of perhaps the first major episode of European ethnic cleansing and, just as importantly, the story of the beginning of the conviction that "blood" matters more than belief; a conviction that led, in the end, to modern racism. In an age when so many people, on both "sides", believe we face an historic confrontation between Christendom and Islam, it is essential to place the relations between these two global Abrahamic religions in a wider historical framework. This book does that eloquently and judiciously.' -- Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah'In this first comprehensive appreciation in many decades of the Muslim expulsion from Spain, "Blood and Faith" meticulously recaptures the fateful self-mutilation of a society that might have become Europe's first multicultural nation and offers a grim lesson about religious and racial repression in our contemporary age of contested faiths.' -- Professor David Levering Lewis, author of 'God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215'
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Harvard University Press Blood Libel
Book SynopsisDrawing on sources in eight countries and ten languages, Magda Teter tells the history of the antisemitic blood libel myth, whose long shadow extends from premodern monastic chronicles to Facebook. The vocabulary and images that crystallized and spread with the invention of the printing press are still with us, as are their pernicious consequences.Trade Review[A] magnum opus…Suggest[s] that in any era truth sits on a precarious perch, and that a slight shift in political or social winds can send reason and fact toppling into a conspiratorial void…A tour de force of historical research, reconstruction, and analysis that casts new light on well-known stories and unearths episodes almost entirely forgotten…Offer[s] both hope and a warning. Hatred, either of neighbors or strangers, is not inevitable. -- Sara Lipton * New York Review of Books *Terrifying and learned…Her book can be read more broadly as an allegory for our age, a story about how technological change, religious beliefs, struggles for power, and a politics of demonization can produce memes capable of transmitting the potential for violence across vast amounts of time and space…Teter’s book assumes a well-deserved place in this illustrious tradition of forensic history on the blood libel, and we should all be grateful for it, since the task remains vitally necessary. -- David Nirenberg * The Nation *[A] magisterial account of the blood libel and its origins. -- Geoffrey Alderman * Times Higher Education *Reads like a high-end crime novel; it’s a page-turner that the reader will have difficulty putting down…The conceit of the book is that how and why the libelous stories of ritual murder were spread across Europe, using new broadcast technologies, were as significant—perhaps more so—than the blood libel incidents themselves. -- Jerome A. Chanes * New York Jewish Week *Draws on archives in eight countries, including Vatican City, in a detailed analysis of the establishment of this monstrous myth in medieval and early modern Europe…Blood Libel presents a cogent account of this persistence of hate…An informative account of the different ways in which European countries handled blood libel accusations against Jews…A timely reminder that ‘leadership matters, as do words and official statements.’ -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Jerusalem Post *Although there is a great deal of research on the history of the blood libel, much of it recent, Magda Teter’s book is one of the rare works to focus extensively on the early modern period (1450–1790s). She does so with impressive erudition…The product is a dazzling intellectual history, a foray into hundreds of well-known and little-known sources that, examined together, provide a comprehensive picture of the creation, dissemination, and reception of this stubbornly persistent antisemitic myth…A monumental work of scholarship likely to stand for a long time as the definitive study of this scurrilous anti-Jewish myth. -- Edward Berenson * Antisemitism Studies *Begins and ends on a warning note, with an attentiveness to modern-day incidents. With its wealth of archival material, Blood Libel will engage readers who are interested not only in the history of antisemitism but also in the historical and cultural contexts with which it intersects. -- Heather Blurton * H-Net Reviews *Unique…A detective-like reconstruction of blood libel accusations…[These are] extraordinary stories Teter reconstructs. We have in them a unique, unprecedented, and expansive window into a scourge, which, as even the briefest online glance reveals, is sadly still alive. -- Kenneth Stow * Journal of Modern History *A well-written, masterful examination of one of the most deleterious examples of ‘fake news’…Teter is fully conversant with canon and civil law, iconography, church-state relations, and social history—all requisite in exploring the regional similarities and differences between Christian attitudes regarding, and Jewish responses to, the blood libel charge. * Choice *An intellectual tour de force. This authoritative study of the blood libel and its ramifications in early modern Europe will become a classic. -- Ronnie Po-Chia Hsia, author of Trent 1475: Stories of a Ritual Murder TrialA work of wide-ranging research, great insight, and remarkable erudition. This will be the definitive book on blood libel for a long time to come, equally important for readers of Jewish history and Christian history in early modern Europe. -- Larry Wolff, author of Inventing Eastern Europe: The Map of Civilization on the Mind of the EnlightenmentIn this deeply researched and meticulously argued book, Magda Teter offers the first comprehensive study of the origins and afterlife of one of the most virulent and harmful of all anti-Jewish accusations. But Blood Libel is far more than a narrative history. By highlighting the central role of printed books, broadsheets, and images in the dissemination of the libel, Teter illuminates the mechanisms by which hate can be generated, and offers a powerful and sobering lesson for our own time. -- Sara Lipton, author of Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Iconography
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Fields of Blood
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Columbia University Press The Conquest of Lisbon De Expugnatione
Book SynopsisAn account of the capture of Lisbon in 1147 by the combined forces of King Alfonso Henriques of Portugal and a fleet of crusaders from the Anglo-Norman realm, Flanders, and the Rhineland. This work conveys the tensions between the secular and spiritual motives of a crusading army.
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Indiana University Press The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIon Popa's book makes a welcome contribution to the debate on the Holocaust in Romania by focusing on the largest religious confession, the Romanian Orthodox Church. * Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies *Popa's study is a first substantial and therefore crucial contribution to an important facet of the Holocaust in Romania. He uses solid and broad basis of pirmary and secondary sources and careful annotations. -- Simon Geissbuhler * Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas – Redaktion * The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust is an important book. Its value is found in the fact that it exposes the extent to which the thread of continuity that runs through Romanian Christian nationalist discourse from the 1930s and 1940s, through the communist period, all the way to the present, is sustained by a systematic and organised process of forgetting. It also demonstrates how carefully orchestrated silence and selective remembering of the national past are instrumental in sustaining antisemitic ideas and attitudes in contemporary eastern European society. * Antisemitism Studies *The present book is an important addition to the study of the Holocaust in Romania and also fills a major gap in scholarship on the Romanian Orthodox Church, the country's largest religious denomination. * Reading Religion *Popa has brought to light an impressive volume of archival data unavailable to researchers and the general public until recently. * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *This study presents a wealth of interesting material and the verve and consistency with which the argument is presented makes for a convincing and readable account. As the first exploration of its kind on this politically, socially, and culturally relevant and historically significant subject for an English-speaking readership, it is unquestionably an important contribution to scholarly literature. * H-Nationalism *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. A dangerous "symphonia": the church-state relationship and its impact on the Jewish Community of Romania before 22 June 19412. Perpetrator, Bystander or Saviour? The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust (1941-1944)3. The Jewish Community of Romania and the Romanian Orthodox Church in the aftermath of the Holocaust (1945-1948) 4. Cleansing the past, rewriting history: The Romanian Orthodox Church from active involvement in the Holocaust to the whitewashing process5. Forgetting the truth, forgetting the dead: the use of the Holocaust for political and religious agendas and the persistence of anti-Semitism (1945-1948)6. Behind religious harmony: The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Jewish Community during the communist era (1948-1989)7. The Romanian Orthodox Church, Holocaust memory and anti-Semitism during the communist era (1948-1989)8. Nationalism, anti-Semitism and the Romanian Orthodox Church after 1989: Understanding the context of Holocaust memory's re-emergence in post-communist Romania9. The Romanian Orthodox Church and Holocaust memory after 1989ConclusionAppendixBibliographyIndex
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University of California Press The New Crusades
Book SynopsisThe New Crusadesis an intersectional milestone. It lucidly illustrates how converging systems of subordination, power, and violence related to Islamophobia are experienced across the globe.Kimberlé Crenshaw, from the forewordA profound wake-up call.-Publishers Weekly Insightful and disturbing.-Library JournalThe first book to examine global Islamophobia from a legal and ground-up perspective,from renowned public intellectual Khaled A. Beydoun. Islamophobia has spiraled into a global menace, and democratic and authoritarian regimes alike have deployed it as a strategy to persecute their Muslim populations. With this book, Khaled A. Beydoun details how the American War on Terror has facilitated and intensified the network of anti-Muslim campaigns unfolding across the world.The New Crusades is the first book of its kind, offering a critical and intimate examination of global Islamophobia and its manifestations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and regions beyond and in between. ThrTrade Review"Those interested in Islam, religious persecution, or the relationship between religion and politics will find this insightful and disturbing." * Library Journal *"Sweeping yet intimately detailed, this is a profound wake-up call." * Publishers Weekly *"Enables the reader to learn how Islamophobia manifests across different contexts around the world." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Kimberlé Crenshaw Introduction: Two Tuesdays 1. Forever Turned Around 2. War and Terror 3. Blood and Soil 4. Internment and Exile 5. Pandemic and Plague 6. Monsters and Martyrs 7. Ablution and Abolition Conclusion: Killing an Arab Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC All She Lost
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAll She Lost is a courageous and essential piece of journalism. It is a documentation of one of the most scandalous disasters of this century so far, including the corruption and negligence of Lebanon's leadership, and the human stories of those most affected by grave wrongdoing, for which there has still been no justice. Mawad approached this book in a unique way: through interviews with only women and girls, but of every age and background. She is honest about her own emotions throughout and her connection to the crisis, while being thorough with her reporting. I've never seen recent history written like this before and I hugely admire it. -- Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned and journalist for the Irish TimesA poignant and compelling account of the collapse of a state. By putting the voices of women at the centre, Dalal Mawad has found a way of telling the tragic story of the Beirut blast and the failure of the Lebanese political class that will resonate with anyone who cares about justice and the abuse of power. -- Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 News International Editor and author of SandstormIn her essential and urgent book, Dalal Mawad bears testament to the collapse of Lebanon. Told through the voices of courageous women, this oral history is also warning to all nations that let impunity seep through their foundations. -- Kim Ghattas, journalist and author of Black WaveAll She Lost gives voice not just to the women who endured Lebanon’s catastrophic port explosion but reveals the burden they have carried for years. Their testimony is heartbreaking and horrifying, each story uniquely shocking. An important account by women of their country’s decline and collapse. -- Quentin Somerville, BBC Middle East CorrespondentThe hitherto untold stories of women in Lebanon expose the crisis-hit country's story of trauma upon trauma without respite. In this sensitive and striking collective memoir, Dalal Mawad gives a voice to those who bear the brunt of the economic and political implosion characterising their homeland's modern collapse. -- Anoosh Chakelian, Britain Editor of the New StatesmanA deeply important, compelling and moving account of a dark moment in Lebanon's history, beautifully told through gripping personal stories of Lebanese women. Dalal Mawad does not just tell the story of Lebanon, but the story of women and the Middle East. -- Ramita Navai, Emmy and Robert F. Kennedy award-winning journalist and author of City of LiesA beautiful new voice for the unheard. -- Janine di Giovanni, journalist and author of The Morning They Came For UsA painful but necessary book that recounts, with both great compassion and artistry, yet another fatal episode of Lebanon’s serial tragedies. No one has told HERstory better and deeper than Dalal Mawad. -- Joumana Haddad, author of I Killed ScheherazadeThis is a deeply reported and powerful account on the collapse of a country. The testimony that Lebanese journalist Dalal Mawad has gathered is remarkable - and her empathy for all the woman she interviewed shines through on every page. This is a book that will stay with me long after I finished reading it. -- Martin Patience, Senior Producer at NPRDalal Mawad’s book on Lebanon is deeply personal– as a little girl, she was swept up in her country’s turmoil and later, as a journalist she covered a succession of cataclysmic events. While her own painful experiences vividly frame her writing, it is the astonishing accounts of the women she features that illuminate Lebanon’s dark history with their struggle for justice and dignity. An emotionally gripping and enlightening journey. -- Melissa Fleming, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, and author of A Hope More Powerful than the SeaA heart-wrenching portrait of endurance and perseverance [...] a nuanced and compassionate account of the deadly explosion on Aug. 4, 2020. -- Publishers Weekly
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Indiana University Press Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This important new collection of articles on contemporary antisemitism clearly illustrates the global reach and diverse manifestations of the phenomenon today. Readers will appreciate this deeper analysis of the antisemitic developments they see briefly in the press."—Catherine Chatterley, Editor-in-Chief, Antisemitism Studies"Alvin Rosenfeld has done a masterful job of gathering together a group of internationally known scholars to examine one of the world's most pressing global problems, a threat that has implications not only for the Jews but also for all of humanity: antisemitism. As timely as it is penetrating, this collection of insightful essays presents a deft and needful exploration of the horror of antisemitism that haunts today's social and political landscape. There is no way of responding to antisemitism without understating it. Rosenfeld's book provides just such an understanding. It is a must-read for anyone with a conscience."—David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas"As Jew hatred moves from the margins of society into the mainstream of cultural discourse Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate offers first-rate disciplined academic examinations of the varieties Antisemitisms of the right and left in their cultural, social and political manifestations. The essays in this sobering volume are a must read for all who remember that the oldest hatred begins with Jews but quickly spreads to societies at large."—Doron Ben-Atar, Fordham University"Written by the best scholars in the field, this collection bears witness to the urgent need to reflect upon antisemitism in specific rather than general terms. From campus ideology and so-called new 'antiracist' theories to Eastern Europe, the Arab world, and U.N. public policy, no other book contributes as powerfully as this one to our understanding of the rise of contemporary antisemitism."—Bruno Chaouat, University of Minnesota"Alvin Rosenfeld has compiled an essential resource for those seeking to understand better the threats posed by resurgent antisemitism and its relationship to present-day political dynamics, particularly in Europe. Reading this volume's chapters will allow scholars, policymakers, and non-specialists to identify the many trends and manifestations of antisemitism that plague the world and undermine the shared values of the international community."—Robert J. Williams, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Former Chair, Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance"This volume provides by far the best overview of the latest research into the various manifestations of antisemitism worldwide that is currently available. Despite its ugly subject matter, reading this book, edited by Professor Alvin H. Rosenfeld, is an intellectual pleasure. Every one of the excellently edited essays issues a scientifically rigorous call for a more effective struggle against the hatred of Jews, whether in right-wing, left-wing or Islamic milieus. This is a must-read for anyone with a professional interest in the topic but can also be highly recommended for general readers."—Matthias Küntzel, author of Jihad and Jew-Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11"Alvin Rosenfeld's aptly titled anthology, Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate, provides a wide range of historical insights, fresh analytical frameworks and potential strategies to reverse antisemitism's potent resurgence and normalization. Readers are challenged to do more than simply define and/or identify antisemitism; we are encouraged to better understand how the growing reluctance to recognize it vindicates the perpetrators."—R. Amy Elman, author of The European Union, Antisemitism and the Politics of DenialTable of ContentsForeword, by Dina PoratIntroduction, by Alvin H. RosenfeldPart 1: The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism and Its Ramifications1. The IHRA Definition and Its Critics, by Bernard Harrison and Lesley Klaff2. Applying the IHRA Working Definition to the UN and Human Rights NGOs, by Gerald M. SteinbergPart 2: Intellectual and Ideological Currents of Antisemitism3. Israel as a White Colonial Settler State in Activist Social Science, by Balázs Berkovitz4. Traditionalism or the Perennial Philosophy, by Mark Weitzman5. Antisemitism on the Left, by Miriam F. ElmanPart 3: Antisemitism on College and University Campuses6. Contending with Antisemitism in its Many Forms on American Campuses, by Kenneth Waltzer7. In the Context of a Coarsened Climate, by Linda Maizels8. Rethinking Campus Antisemitism in America and How to Address It, by Tammi Rossman-BenjaminPart 4: The Global Reach of Antisemitism9. Orchestrating Public Blindness in Contemporary France, by Daniel Dayan10. Legislating and Distorting the History of the Holocaust, by Jan Grabowski11. The Changing Faces of European Antisemitism, by János Gadó12. Contradiction as Program, by Marc Grimm13. A "Serious Attack on Jewish Life", by Dana Ionescu14. What Role Does Antisemitism Play in Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party?, by Dave Rich15. Antisemitism and the Left in the UK and the Global Significance of the Return of the "Jewish Question", by Philip Spencer16. Rethinking the Role of Religion in the Arab-Israeli Conflict and its Reflection on Arab Antisemitic Discourse, by Esther Webman17. Can the European Institutions Combat Antisemitism Effectively?, by Mike WhineIndex
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Rutgers University Press Imagining Persecution: Why American Christians
Book SynopsisMany American Christians have come to understand their relationship to other Christian denominations and traditions through the lens of religious persecution. This book provides a historical account of these developments, showing the global, theological, and political changes that made it possible for contemporary Christians to claim that there is a global war on Christians. This book, however, does not advocate on behalf of particular repressed Christian communities, nor does it argue for the genuineness (or lack thereof) of certain Christians’ claims of persecution. Instead, this book is the first to examine the idea that there is a “global war on Christians” and its analytical implications. It does so by giving a concise history of the categories (like “martyrs”), evidence (statistics and metrics), and theologies that have come together to produce a global Christian imagination premised upon the notion of shared suffering for one’s faith. The purpose in doing so is not to deny certain instances of suffering or death; rather, it is to reflect upon the consequences for thinking about religious violence and Christianity worldwide using terms such as a “global war on Christians.”Trade Review"Jason Bruner's Imagining Persecution offers a polite, probing, and ultimately devastating deconstruction of the common American Christian belief that there is at this time a global war of persecution against Christians. This is an extraordinarily important book. In its own understated way, it raises this fundamental question—why exactly is it so important for conservative American Christians to believe they are part of a globally persecuted community?"— David P. Gushee, author of Still Christian: Following Jesus Out of American Evangelism. "A significant contribution."— David Smith, author of Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States "Persecution, Martyrdom, and Christian Identity: 7 Questions with Jason Bruner"— Sacred Matters "New Books Network - New Nooks in Christian Studies" interview with Jason Bruner— New Books Network - New Nooks in Christian StudiesTable of ContentsContents Preface 1. Coming to Terms: Christians, Martyrs, and Persecution 2. Christians, Martyrdom, and Persecution from the New Testament to the Reformation 3. Religious Persecution and American Christianity 4. A Global War on Christians? 5. The Global Politics of the Suffering Body of Christ Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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Penguin Books Ltd SalafiJihadism
Book Synopsis''A groundbreaking study ... a masterclass in how to do intellectual history, and one that nobody with an interest in radical Islam should miss'' Tom Holland, New Statesman''Readers looking for a rigorous but lucid account of Islamic State''s ideas will be well-served by Maher''s book ... the first of its kind'' Kyle W. Orton, Wall Street JournalNo topic has gripped the public imagination so dramatically as the spectre of global jihadism. While much has been said about the way jihadists behave, their ideology remains poorly understood. Shiraz Maher charts the intellectual underpinnings of salafi-jihadism from its origins in the mountains of the Hindu Kush to the jihadist insurgencies of the 1990s and the 9/11 wars. His ground-breaking introduction to salafi-jihadism recalibrates our understanding of the ideas underpinning one of the most destructive political philosophies of our time.''Magisterial ... Essential reading'' RobinTrade ReviewAn excellent and original account of what jihadists actually think. Mr Maher goes well beyond previous works... in setting out a taxonomy of jihadist's system of beliefs. It will be a must-read work in the study of radicalism. * Economist *[A] groundbreaking study... one that nobody with an interest in radical Islam should miss. -- Tom Holland * New Statesman *Shiraz Maher makes it clear in his fascinating new book that we are witnessing a very recent phenomenon: "the greatest period of anti-western intellectual development in Salafi-jihadi thought took place in the years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. -- Patrick French * Guardian *A book that is the first of its kind, synthesizing work that has been done on the individual components of Salafi-jihadism. Readers looking for a rigourous but lucid account of Islamic State's ideas will be well-served * Wall St Journal *In this perceptive and lucid survey, Shiraz Maher, who has built up a justified reputation as an authority on contemporary Islamic extremism, traces the evolution of the key ideas behind one of the most significant religious and political movements of our time. He explains their origins, meanings and, above all, their real impact on violent militants over the last three or four decades. Comprehensive and thought-provoking, this is an important and timely contribution -- Jason Burke, author of The New Threat from Islamic MilitancySalafi-Jihadism provides an excellent and important insight into an intricately constructed religious and intellectual situation... it provides much-needed context to some of the most complex and consequential events in the world today. With its elegant, engaging style and crisp brevity, this book is an excellent investigation into a subject many of us would do well to learn that bit more about. * Middle East Eye *Although salafi Jihadism has profoundly shaped global politics for more than three decades, Shiraz Maher is the first to survey the doctrines that have animated and divided the movement. His book will be a standard reference for years to come. -- Will McCantsShiraz Maher does a first rate job of explaining a complex and important issue. Salafi-Jihadism is arguably the fastest growing current within the Muslim thought today and is essential to our understanding of how groups like the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda recruit and justify their acts -- Hassan HassanA work of genuine interest and originality...indispensable -- David Patrikarakos * Literary Review *In the recent flood of accounts of radical Islam, this one stands out. Maher's compelling exploration of Salafi jihadism achieves a level of clarity that perhaps could be produced only by someone who, like Maher, once adhered to that strain of thought. The book is exceptional also in its focus on theology: although Maher is a specialist in jihadist radicalization, he dwells little on jihadists' motivations, paying much more attention to their beliefs. * Foreign Affairs Magazine *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Mecca Uprising
Book SynopsisOn 20th November 1979, the Salafi Group, led by a charismatic figure named Juhaiman al-Utaibi, seized control of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the holiest site in the Muslim World. The Salafi Group was not trying to establish an Islamic state. Instead, its members believed they were players in a prophetic script about the End of Time. After a two-week siege, the Saudi government recaptured the mosque, threw the survivors into prison, and had them publicly executed. The Mecca Uprising offers an insider''s account of the religious subculture that incubated the Mecca Uprising, written by a former member of the Salafi Group, Nasir al-Huzaimi. Huzaimi did not participate in the uprising, but he was arrested in a government sweep of Salafi Group members and spent six years in prison. In 2011, he published his memoir, Days with Juhaiman, offering the most detailed picture we have of the Salafi Group and Juhaiman. The Mecca Uprising had profound effects on Saudi Arabia and the MuTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Salafi Group and Religious Beliefs 3. Salafi Group and Society 4. Juhaiman al-Utaibi Appendix 1: Dreams Appendix 2: The Sermon During the Uprising Appendix 3: Interview with al-Majallah Magazine Appendix 4: Interview with Badr al-Rashid
£999.99
Pennsylvania State University Press Radicals in Exile
Book SynopsisExamines how English Catholic exiles in Spain used print and other written media to promote the conquest of England and the spiritual renewal of Christendom. Trade Review“Domínguez has provided a focused, informed, and lively account of the publishing activities of Elizabethan English Catholic exiles—and through these activities the exiles’ deep involvement in Spanish political-ecclesiastical culture—during a critical moment in the history of Anglo-Spanish politics.”—Daniel Knapper Reformation“Domínguez makes a clear and forceful argument for the impact of Spanish Elizabethan authors on Spanish politics during the final decades of Philip II’s reign. Yet this book achieves something even more significant for those of us looking to the future of early modern studies. It demonstrates the benefits of transnationalism in furthering our understanding of Europe’s religious and political environment.”—Kelsey J. Ihinger Bulletin of the Comediantes“Scholarship on English Catholicism has started to take greater account of its broadly European and international dimensions, and Domínguez makes an important contribution to this line of scholarship. Radicals in Exile presents a convincing case for the central role of English Catholics in late sixteenth-century Spanish and wider European politics. It casts new light on English Catholics’ links with Spain, and future scholarship will no doubt expand on these links, looking at connections beyond the printed word.”—Jonathan Roche Journal of British Studies“Freddy Domínguez’s important book expands our knowledge of English and Spanish Catholic print culture beyond immediate confessional considerations to illuminate instead the tangled polemics of secular rule and spiritual authority.”—Anne J. Cruz Renaissance and Reformation“Domínguez’s work, with its transnational perspective, rejection of confessional and nationalist narratives, and recovery of marginal voices, contributes positively to encouraging trends in modern Reformation scholarship.”—Alexander DeWitt SJ Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu“Skillfully researched and written with enviable clarity, Freddy Domínguez’s Radicals in Exile explores in detail a series of texts English Catholics wrote from Spain during the dramatic years of the 1580s and ’90s. His readings of these works are original and illuminating, and they integrate this singular corpus into the wider religious and intellectual history of the period.”—James S. Amelang,author of Parallel Histories: Muslims and Jews in Inquisitorial Spain“This book puts the punch back into early modern religious polemic. Radical English Catholic exiles deftly bob and weave across the pages with hired-gun Protestant apologists. London swings at Madrid, Madrid jabs back at London, while Rome, Paris, and Antwerp stand by, eager to climb into the ring. The many contenders in this post-Reformation prizefight in print yield refreshingly unfamiliar viewpoints, internecine agendas, and a dynamic polyglot literature that has been too often overlooked.”—Earle Havens,Nancy H. Hall Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Johns Hopkins University“Through a meticulous engagement with both English and Spanish works and ideas, Domínguez reminds us that exiles were influenced not only by developments in England, but also by the historical circumstances and ideas present in their adoptive home. Radicals in Exile is a much-needed study, which is sure to make an indelible impact in the field.”—Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: History in Action1. The Radicalization of Exile Polemic2. Calling the Armada3. English History Made SpanishConclusion to Part IPart II: The King’s Men4. English Voices in Spain5. An Anglo-Spanish Voice in Europe6 Between “English” Providentialism and Reason of StateConclusion to Part IIPart III: (Habsburg) England and Spain Reformed 7. Politics of Succession8. Practical Politics and Christian Reason of StateConclusion to Part IIIConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£80.06
Optimum Publishing International The China Freedom Trap
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Cambridge University Press Citizenship and Antisemitism in French Colonial Algeria 18701962
Book SynopsisProfessor Roberts examines the relationship between antisemitism and the practices of citizenship in a colonial context. She focuses on the experience of Algerian Jews and their evolving identity as citizens as they competed with the other populations in the colony, including newly naturalised non-French settlers and Algerian Muslims, for control over the scarce resources of the colonial state. The author argues that this resulted in antisemitic violence and hotly contested debates over the nature of French identity and rights of citizenship. Tracing the ambiguities and tensions that Algerian Jews faced, the book shows that antisemitism was not coherent or stable but changed in response to influences within Algeria, and from metropolitan France, Europe and the Middle East. Written for a wide audience, this title contributes to several fields including Jewish history, colonial and empire studies, antisemitism within municipal politics, and citizenship, and adds to current debates on traTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Competing for Rights and identity: citizenship and antisemitism in fin-de-siècle Algeria; 2. Watering the tree of liberties with Jewish blood: Max Régis, Néos, and the explosion of antisemitism in Algeria, 1898; 3. Navigating multiple identities and evolving French patriotism; 4. The politics of status anxieties and unequal rights in interwar Colonial Algeria: Jewish-Muslim conflicts and the 1934 Constantine 'pogrom'; 5. The popular front, Algerian nationalism, and evolving institutional antisemitism, 1935–1940; 6. Rupture: Vichy, state antisemitism, and the Crémieux Decree; 7. Broken identities: post World War II and the Algerian War.
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Cambridge University Press Deadly Clerics
Book SynopsisDeadly Clerics explains why some Muslim clerics adopt the ideology of militant jihadism while most do not. The book explores multiple pathways of cleric radicalization and shows that the interplay of academic, religious, and political institutions has influenced the rise of modern jihadism through a mechanism of blocked ambition. As long as clerics'' academic ambitions remain attainable, they are unlikely to espouse violent jihad. Clerics who are forced out of academia are more likely to turn to jihad for two reasons: jihadist ideas are attractive to those who see the system as turning against them, and preaching a jihad ideology can help these outsider clerics attract supporters and funds. The book draws on evidence from various sources, including large-scale statistical analysis of texts and network data obtained from the Internet, case studies of clerics'' lives, and ethnographic participant observations at sites in Cairo, Egypt.Trade Review'Working at the intersection of religion, politics, and violence, Nielsen illuminates the role of Islamist clerics in fomenting extremism along their personal path to radicalization. Undergirding his provocative ideas is a dazzling array of methodological tools, from ethnographic work in Egypt's mosques to statistical analysis of jihadist websites, informed by a nuanced understanding of contemporary Islam. Read this book! It is bold, clear, and compelling.' Ron E. Hassner, author of Religion on the Battlefield'This is a major contribution to a topic that is notoriously difficult to study: violent extremist Islamist groups. By highlighting the academic identities of jihadist clerics, Nielsen not only adopts an innovative approach that is especially engaging for an academic audience, but also illuminates the incentives and behaviors of at least some jihadist clerics. In so doing, the author points to a pathway to jihadism that has been overlooked in academic and policy circles - 'blocked ambition' - or the ways in which exclusion from state-sanctioned or mainstream Islamic circles compels some clerics toward radical ideologies. Nielsen employs cutting edge methods and data to support his claims, including statistical analyses of extensive text and network data from the Internet as well as more in-depth case studies of particular clerics' lives. Nielsen covers enormous quantities of original material and overcomes a common problem in scholarship on jihadism, which tends to focus only on radicalized clerics rather than comparisons with those who operate in the mainstream.' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University, Massachusetts'Richard A. Nielsen's innovative study significantly enriches the literature on jihadism by moving the focus from fighters to preachers. Examining the case of 'digital' Islamic clerics through sophisticated statistical analysis of novel data sets, he tests a theory of 'blocked ambitions' to explain radicalization. This is a methodological breakthrough that opens new avenues for the study of the ideology of militant jihadism. A must-read for social scientists and policymakers alike.' Malika Zeghal, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor in Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University, Massachusetts'In this fascinating and rigorous study, Nielsen argues that one of the key factors explaining jihadi radicalization is the lack of economic and academic opportunities. Taking on arguments that focus on Islam and ideology, Nielsen employs sophisticated and cutting-edge text analyses tools to examine the writings and biographies of jihadi clerics. This in-depth study is an excellent contribution to the study of jihadism and radicalism.' Amaney Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, Princeton University, New Jersey'Why do some Muslim clerics radicalize, abandoning the Islamic mainstream in favor of jihadism? To answer this pressing question, Nielsen compiles a stunning array of new data and deploys the most advanced tools in political methodology. His answer is original and compelling: clerics who experience blocked career ambitions are incentivized to radicalize, with deadly implications for the propagation of Islamic terrorism.' Lisa Blaydes, Stanford University, CaliforniaTable of Contents1. Why clerics turn deadly; 2. Muslim clerics; 3. Paths to preaching jihad; 4. Meet the clerics; 5. Recognizing jihadists from their writings; 6. Networks, careers, and jihadist ideology; 7. Conclusion.
£71.25
Cambridge University Press Weapon of Peace
Book SynopsisReligious terrorism poses a significant challenge for many countries around the world. Extremists who justify violence in God''s name can be found in every religious tradition, and attacks perpetrated by faith-based militants have increased dramatically over the past three decades. Given the reality of religious terrorism today, it would seem counterintuitive that the best weapon against violent religious extremism would be for countries and societies to allow for the free practice of religion; yet this is precisely what this book argues. Weapon of Peace investigates the link between terrorism and the repression of religion, both from a historical perspective and against contemporary developments in the Middle East and elsewhere. Drawing upon a range of different case studies and quantitative data, Saiya makes the case that the suppression and not the expression of religion leads to violence and extremism, and that safeguarding religious freedom is both a moral and strategic imperativeTrade Review'Weapon of Peace is an extraordinarily refreshing and rare achievement. Just as the early-modern 'Wars of Religion' taught generations of Europeans that schemes of religious conformity would only fuel rather than dampen sectarian violence, Saiya's ground-breaking book promises to make the causal nexus between religious persecution and religious terrorism a more central and serious subject of discussion in our own era of sanguinary religious conflict. There are many valuable studies of religion and terrorism. But Weapon of Peace is an absolute must-read for scholars and policy makers alike.' Timothy Samuel Shah, Director for International Research, Religious Freedom Research Project at the Berkley Center, Georgetown University and Senior Advisor, Religious Freedom Institute'With prodigious documentation and lucid prose, Saiya shows how state repression of religion propels the violence and fanaticism afflicting our world today - a finding of enormous strategic importance. Elegant, timely, and fateful, this book is a masterful achievement.' Allen D. Hertzke, David Ross Boyd Professor, University of Oklahoma'This is an important work that challenges core academic assumptions, and should be widely read. … Highly recommended.' C.J. Wright, Choice'The argument displays a mastery of the research literature, is very clearly and systematically delivered, and is fairly original - at least in its scope. Everyone with an interest in terrorism should read this book.' Lorne L. Dawson, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction: religious resurgence, repression and resistance; 1. A global view of religious repression and terrorism; 2. Minority religious discrimination and terrorism across faith traditions; 3. Majority religious cooptation, terrorism and the Arab Spring; 4. A weapon of peace; 5. Religious liberty and American foreign policy; Appendix; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Outsiders at Home
Book SynopsisDiscrimination against Muslim Americans has soared over the last two decades with hostility growing especially acute since 2016 - in no small part due to targeted attacks by policymakers and media. Outsiders at Home offers the first systematic, empirically driven examination of status of Muslim Americans in US democracy, evaluating the topic from a variety of perspectives. To what extent do Muslim Americans face discrimination by legislators, the media, and the general public? What trends do we see over time, and how have conditions shifted? What, if anything, can be done to reverse course? How do Muslim Americans view their position, and what are the psychic and sociopolitical tolls? Answering each of these questions, Nazita Lajevardi shows that the rampant, mostly negative discussion of Muslims in media and national discourse has yielded devastating political and social consequences.Trade Review'Outsiders at Home is a deep and expansive investigation into the nature of US Islamophobia. At the heart of this book is a wide-ranging, rigorous analysis of an incredible variety of sources that help us to understand public attitudes toward Muslims. At the same time, Lajevardi's book, including her attention to the perceptions of Muslims related to discrimination and hostility, is a poignant reflection on the nature of belonging in the United States.' Janelle Wong, University of Maryland'An outstanding and comprehensive treatment of the discrimination and racialization of Muslim Americans today. Lajevardi illustrates with sophisticated empirical data and methodologies the ways in which Muslim Americans are discriminated against by society, elected officials and the media. She also demonstrates the consequences of this racialization and discrimination on Muslim Americans. It's a must read!' Amaney A. Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, Princeton University'This urgent book constitutes a powerful, landmark study of the status of Muslims within the American political system. Innovative theory and remarkable empirical data underpin Lajevardi's exploration of widespread discrimination and exclusion in the United States.' Dalia Mogahed, co-author of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think'A must-read for anyone interested in the lives of Muslim Americans and the importance of belonging, inclusion and human rights.' Ms Magazine'… this text will inform audiences beyond political science, including those interested in patterns of racialization, political engagement, and efforts to undo structural inequality.' J. deGuzman, ChoiceTable of Contents1. A climate of Muslim American hostility; 2. Theoretical framework: the sociopolitical positioning of Muslim Americans; 3. Introducing the 'Muslim American resentment' scale; 4. Muslim American prospects for political incorporation; 5. The news media's portrayals of Muslim Americans; 6. Improving mass attitudes: the media's role in shaping group attitudes and policy preferences; 7. Muslim American representation: outsiders in their own country?; 8. The flipside: Muslim American experiences of discrimination; 9. Conclusion.
£71.25
Cambridge University Press Outsiders at Home
Book SynopsisDiscrimination against Muslim Americans has soared over the last two decades with hostility growing especially acute since 2016 - in no small part due to targeted attacks by policymakers and media. Outsiders at Home offers the first systematic, empirically driven examination of status of Muslim Americans in US democracy, evaluating the topic from a variety of perspectives. To what extent do Muslim Americans face discrimination by legislators, the media, and the general public? What trends do we see over time, and how have conditions shifted? What, if anything, can be done to reverse course? How do Muslim Americans view their position, and what are the psychic and sociopolitical tolls? Answering each of these questions, Nazita Lajevardi shows that the rampant, mostly negative discussion of Muslims in media and national discourse has yielded devastating political and social consequences.Trade Review'Outsiders at Home is a deep and expansive investigation into the nature of US Islamophobia. At the heart of this book is a wide-ranging, rigorous analysis of an incredible variety of sources that help us to understand public attitudes toward Muslims. At the same time, Lajevardi's book, including her attention to the perceptions of Muslims related to discrimination and hostility, is a poignant reflection on the nature of belonging in the United States.' Janelle Wong, University of Maryland'An outstanding and comprehensive treatment of the discrimination and racialization of Muslim Americans today. Lajevardi illustrates with sophisticated empirical data and methodologies the ways in which Muslim Americans are discriminated against by society, elected officials and the media. She also demonstrates the consequences of this racialization and discrimination on Muslim Americans. It's a must read!' Amaney A. Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, Princeton University'This urgent book constitutes a powerful, landmark study of the status of Muslims within the American political system. Innovative theory and remarkable empirical data underpin Lajevardi's exploration of widespread discrimination and exclusion in the United States.' Dalia Mogahed, co-author of Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think'A must-read for anyone interested in the lives of Muslim Americans and the importance of belonging, inclusion and human rights.' Ms Magazine'… this text will inform audiences beyond political science, including those interested in patterns of racialization, political engagement, and efforts to undo structural inequality.' J. deGuzman, ChoiceTable of Contents1. A climate of Muslim American hostility; 2. Theoretical framework: the sociopolitical positioning of Muslim Americans; 3. Introducing the 'Muslim American resentment' scale; 4. Muslim American prospects for political incorporation; 5. The news media's portrayals of Muslim Americans; 6. Improving mass attitudes: the media's role in shaping group attitudes and policy preferences; 7. Muslim American representation: outsiders in their own country?; 8. The flipside: Muslim American experiences of discrimination; 9. Conclusion.
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OUP USA The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence
Book SynopsisViolence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world.Trade ReviewThe authors of the volume's forty essays, who represent many disciplines including religion, anthropology, sociology, and political science, among others, offer a variety of ways of construing and explaining that relationship in both tradition-specific and cross-cultural contexts. The volume is thus a good resource for teaching as well as for brief introductions to the history of religion and violence in multiple traditions and to theories of religion and violence from multiple disciplines. * Rosemary Kellison, Religious Studies Review *[A] timely collection that provides a welcome guide to the emerging field of studies in violence and religion. Among only a few such efforts to survey the field as a whole, the book explores religious violence in both the past and present as well as in all its social, psychological, and theological complexities...this diverse volume is certainly well worth picking up, as all involved in such scholarship are sure to find something of pertinent interest. * Journal of Contemporary Religion *The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence is a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarly literature on the relationship between religion and violence...it should definitely be read by all those interested in the various ways religion has been used to legitimate violence. * Politics, Religion, & Ideology *Quite excellent and easily navigated by specialists and nonspecialists alike. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContributors ; Introduction: "The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence" - Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson ; Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions ; 1. Hindu: "Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics" - Veena Das ; 2. Buddhist: "Buddhist Traditions and Violence" - Michael Jerryson ; 3. Sikh: "Sikh Traditions and Violence" - Cynthia Keppley Mahmood ; 4. Jewish: "Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions" - Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran ; 5. Christian:"Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions" - Lloyd Steffen ; 6. Islamic: "Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence"- Bruce Lawrence ; 7. African: "African Traditional Religion and Violence" - Nathalie Wlodarczyk ; 8. Pacific Island: "Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies" - Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart ; 9. Chinese: "Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions" - Meir Shahar ; Part II: Patterns and Themes ; 10. Evil: "The Religious Problem of Evil" - James Aho ; 11. Sacrifice: "Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions" - David Carrasco ; 12. Martyrdom: "Martyrdom in Islam" - David Cook ; 13. Self Mutilation: "Starvation and Self Mutilation in Religious Traditions" - Liz Wilson ; 14. Apocalypse: "Apocalyptic Religion and Violence" - Jamel Velji ; 15. Sacred War: "Cosmic War in Religious Traditions" - Reza Aslan ; 16. Genocide: "Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda" - Christopher Taylor ; 17. Terrorism: "Terrorism as Performance Violence" - Mark Juergensmeyer ; 18. Torture: "Christianity and Torture" - Karen King ; 19. Just War: "Just War and Legal Restraints" - John Kelsay ; 20. Abortion: "Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate" - Julie Ingersoll ; 21. Contested Sites: "Conflicts over Sacred Ground" - Ron E. Hassner ; 22. Political Violence: "Religion and Political Violence" - Monica Toft ; 23. Death Rituals: "Rituals of Death and Remembrance" - Susumu Shimazono and Margo Kitts ; 24. Violent Death: "Violent Death in Religious Imagination" - Margo Kitts ; Part III: Analytic Approaches ; 25. Sociology: "Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective" - John R. Hall ; 26. Anthropology: "Religion and Violence from an Anthropological Perspective" - Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern ; 27. Psychology: "Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective" - James W. Jones ; 28. Political Science: "Religion and Violence from a Political Science Perspective"- Daniel Philpott ; 29. Literary Theory: "Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives" - Margo Kitts ; 30. Theology: "Religion and Violence from Christian Perspectives" - Charles Kimball ; Part IV: New Directions ; 31 Sacrifice: "Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions" - Walter Burkert ; 32. Cities: "Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence" - Saskia Sassen ; 33. Armageddon: "Armageddon in Christian, Sunni and Shi'a Traditions" - Michael Sells ; 34. Phenomenal Violence: "Phenomenal Violence and the Philosophy of Religion" - Hent de Vries ; 35. Constructions of Evil : "The Construction of Evil and the Violence of Purification" - David Frankfurter ; 36. Mimetic Theory: "Mimetic Theories of Religion and Violence" - Wolfgang Palaver ; 37. Scarcity: "Religion and Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence" - Hector Avalos ; 38. Evolutionary Theory: "Ritual, Religion, and Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective" - Candance S. Alcorta and Richard Sosis ; 39. Rites of Terror: "Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle" - Harvey Whitehouse and Brian McQuinn ; 40. Sociotheology: "A Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence" - Mark Juergensmeyer and Mona Sheik ; Index
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Oxford University Press Jihad
Book SynopsisWhile there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur''an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of Islam.Trade ReviewThis study casts new light on the difficulties experienced by the new Muslims as they adjusted from revered customs to a divinely directed new allegiance. It will add to our understanding of the first decades of Islam and further explain why success grew out of apparent failure. Not least is shows the human realities that lie beneath the surface of the historical sources and how the demands of religious conviction could overcome even the most deep-rooted conservatism. * David Thomas, Reviews in Religion and Theology *
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Oxford University Press Dealing with Differences
Book SynopsisConflict and dispute pervade political and policy discussions. Moreover, unequal power relations tend to heighten levels of conflict. In this context of contention, figuring out ways to accommodate others and reach solutions that are agreeable to all is a perennial challenge for activists, politicians, planners, and policymakers. John Forester is one of America''s eminent scholars of progressive planning and dispute resolution in the policy arena, and in Dealing with Differences he focuses on a series of ''hard cases''--conflicts that appeared to be insoluble yet which were resolved in the end. Forester ranges across the country--from Hawaii to Maryland to Washington State--and across issues--the environment, ethnic conflict, and HIV. Throughout, he focuses on how innovative mediators settled seemingly intractable disputes. Between pessimism masquerading as ''realism'' and the unrealistic idealism that ''we can all get along,'' Forester identifies the middle terrain where disputes do aTrade ReviewIntended as a 'guide' to tackling complex social issues, Forester's book will serve as a very useful starting point for mediators and organizers alike. Many readers will benefit from reading it carefully to savor the message and reflect on the lessons, then looking for advice and inspiration, returning to it again and again. * Journal of Planning Educaiton and Research *Table of ContentsPART ONE: WHEN PARTIES CONFLICT, EXPECT THAT MORE'S POSSIBLE THAN ANYONE SAYS ; PART TWO: RESPECTING VALUE DIFFERENCES AND ACTING PRACTICALLY TOGETHER TOO ; PART THREE: FROM VENTING AND POSTURING TO LEARNING AND PROPOSING ; PART FOUR: FROM ARGUING TO INVENTING, FROM PRESUMING TO ENABLING ACTION
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Oxford University Press Islamophobia
Book SynopsisIslamophobia has been on the rise since September 11, as seen in countless cases of discrimination, racism, hate speeches, physical attacks, and anti-Muslim campaigns. The 2006 Danish cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding Pope Benedict XVI''s Regensburg speech have underscored the urgency of such issues as image-making, multiculturalism, freedom of expression, respect for religious symbols, and interfaith relations. The 1997 Runnymede Report defines Islamophobia as dread, hatred, and hostility towards Islam and Muslims perpetuated by a series of closed views that imply and attribute negative and derogatory stereotypes and beliefs to Muslims. Violating the basic principles of human rights civil liberties, and religious freedom, Islamophobic acts take many different forms. In some cases, mosques, Islamic centers, and Muslim properties are attacked and desecrated. In the workplace, schools, and housing, it takes the form of suspicion, staring, hazing, mockery, rejection, stigmatiTrade ReviewThis cannot be verbalized; it must be seen.... * Murad Wilfried Hofmann, The Muslim World Book Review *Edited with skill by John L. Esposito and Ibrahim Kalin...Together the authors give a comprehensive, well-documented account of the historical roots of present-day Islamophobia. * Times Literary Supplement *This well-presented collection of essays goes far towards analysing the nature of the problem and canvassing thereby the issues that need to be tackled if Islamophobia is to be eradicated...essential reading for all for whom Islamophobia is a pressing concern. * Douglas Pratt, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations *Table of ContentsFOREWORD EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE; INTRODUCTION JOHN L. ESPOSITO; THE CONTEXT OF ISLAMOPHOBIA; CASE STUDIES; MANIFESTATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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Oxford University Press, USA Sanctity and SelfInflicted Violence in Chinese Religions 15001700
Book SynopsisJimmy Yu reveals that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, self-inflicted violence was an essential and sanctioned part of Chinese culture. He examines a wide range of practices, including blood writing, filial body-slicing, chastity mutilations and suicides, ritual exposure, and self-immolation, arguing that each practice was public, scripted, and a signal of certain cultural expectations.Trade Reviewthis is an important and original study that should be widely read by students of Chinese culture and society. * Wilt L. Idema, Comptes Rendus *Table of ContentsList of illustrations ; Acknowledgement ; A Note on Dynasties and Reigns ; Introduction ; 1. A Culture in Flux: Historical Background ; 2. Embodying the Text through Blood Writing ; 3. Nourishing the Parent with One's Own Flesh ; 4. Chaste Widows as Entertainment and Revenants ; 5. Exposing and Burning the Body for Rain ; 6. Conclusion ; Character Glossary ; Abbreviations and Conventions ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Johannes Reuchlin and the Campaign to Destroy Jewish Books
Book SynopsisThe early sixteenth century saw a major crisis in Christian-Jewish relations: the attempt to confiscate and destroy every Jewish book in Germany. This unprecedented effort to end the practice of Judaism throughout the empire was challenged by Jewish communities, and, unexpectedly, by Johannes Reuchlin (1455-1522), the founder of Christian Hebrew studies. In 1510, Reuchlin wrote an extensive, impassioned, and ultimately successful defense of Jewish writings and legal rights, a stunning intervention later acknowledged by a Jewish leader as a ''''miracle within a miracle.''''The fury that greeted Reuchlin''s defense of Judaism resulted in a protracted heresy trial that polarized Europe. The decade-long controversy promoted acceptance of humanist culture in northern Europe and, in several key settings, created an environment that was receptive to the nascent Reformation movement. The legal and theological battles over charges that Reuchlin''s positions were impermissibly favorable to Jews,Trade ReviewRichly detailed yet lucid and eminently readable...Price's study is refreshingly balanced in its judgements. He has painstakingly researched original sources and the voluminous previous scholarship in several languages, and has compressed a thorough analysis of the complexities of the topic into a mere 230 pages...Price's penetrating study is an outstanding book with much to offer historians of humanism and the Reformation. * Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. "Impermissibly Favorable to Jews?" ; 2. Humanist Origins ; 3. Humanism at Court ; 4. Discovery of Hebrew ; 5. Johannes Pfefferkorn and the Campaign against Jews ; 6. Who Saved the Jewish Books? ; 7. Inquisition ; 8. Trial at Rome and the Christian Debates ; 9. The Luther Affair ; 10. "As If the First Martyr of Hebrew Letters" ; Bibliography
£42.74
Pennsylvania State University Press Radicals in Exile
Book SynopsisExamines how English Catholic exiles in Spain used print and other written media to promote the conquest of England and the spiritual renewal of Christendom. Trade Review“Domínguez has provided a focused, informed, and lively account of the publishing activities of Elizabethan English Catholic exiles—and through these activities the exiles’ deep involvement in Spanish political-ecclesiastical culture—during a critical moment in the history of Anglo-Spanish politics.”—Daniel Knapper Reformation“Domínguez makes a clear and forceful argument for the impact of Spanish Elizabethan authors on Spanish politics during the final decades of Philip II’s reign. Yet this book achieves something even more significant for those of us looking to the future of early modern studies. It demonstrates the benefits of transnationalism in furthering our understanding of Europe’s religious and political environment.”—Kelsey J. Ihinger Bulletin of the Comediantes“Scholarship on English Catholicism has started to take greater account of its broadly European and international dimensions, and Domínguez makes an important contribution to this line of scholarship. Radicals in Exile presents a convincing case for the central role of English Catholics in late sixteenth-century Spanish and wider European politics. It casts new light on English Catholics’ links with Spain, and future scholarship will no doubt expand on these links, looking at connections beyond the printed word.”—Jonathan Roche Journal of British Studies“Freddy Domínguez’s important book expands our knowledge of English and Spanish Catholic print culture beyond immediate confessional considerations to illuminate instead the tangled polemics of secular rule and spiritual authority.”—Anne J. Cruz Renaissance and Reformation“Domínguez’s work, with its transnational perspective, rejection of confessional and nationalist narratives, and recovery of marginal voices, contributes positively to encouraging trends in modern Reformation scholarship.”—Alexander DeWitt SJ Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu“Skillfully researched and written with enviable clarity, Freddy Domínguez’s Radicals in Exile explores in detail a series of texts English Catholics wrote from Spain during the dramatic years of the 1580s and ’90s. His readings of these works are original and illuminating, and they integrate this singular corpus into the wider religious and intellectual history of the period.”—James S. Amelang,author of Parallel Histories: Muslims and Jews in Inquisitorial Spain“This book puts the punch back into early modern religious polemic. Radical English Catholic exiles deftly bob and weave across the pages with hired-gun Protestant apologists. London swings at Madrid, Madrid jabs back at London, while Rome, Paris, and Antwerp stand by, eager to climb into the ring. The many contenders in this post-Reformation prizefight in print yield refreshingly unfamiliar viewpoints, internecine agendas, and a dynamic polyglot literature that has been too often overlooked.”—Earle Havens,Nancy H. Hall Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Johns Hopkins University“Through a meticulous engagement with both English and Spanish works and ideas, Domínguez reminds us that exiles were influenced not only by developments in England, but also by the historical circumstances and ideas present in their adoptive home. Radicals in Exile is a much-needed study, which is sure to make an indelible impact in the field.”—Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer Journal of Modern History
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Zondervan Foxs Book of Martyrs
Book SynopsisA great Christian classic, this book describes the heroism and martyrdom of countless believers. It has been an unparalleled volume since its 16th-century origin.
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WW Norton & Co Militant Islam Reaches America
Book SynopsisOne of the most far-reaching examinations of militant Islam written to date.Trade Review"A singular and alarming insight into ideological Islam and the nurturing—at home—of the extremist and terrorist threat." -- National Post"An extraordinarily useful compendium of basic information and analysis...easily readable by the nonspecialist, yet engaging for scholars as well." -- National Review"Blunt and passionate." -- Judith Miller - New York Times"[Pipes is] an authoritative commentator on the Middle East." -- Wall Street Journal"Unlike other Middle East experts, Daniel Pipes did not need to reinvent himself or revise his opinions after September 11th." -- Robert Kaplan, author of Warrior Politics and Balkan Ghosts"Brilliantly demonstrates how Pipes knows his subject." -- Steven Emerson, author of American Jihad
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Escaping the Conflict Trap
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Augsburg Fortress Publishers Martin Luther the Bible and the Jewish People
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Liturgical Press An Inspired Word in Season
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Vanderbilt University Press The Merchant of Havana The Jew in the Cuban Abolitionist Archive
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