{"product_id":"trials-of-diaspora-p-9780199600724","title":"TRIALS OF DIASPORA P","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrials of the Diaspora presents the long and troubling history of anti-Semitism in England, from the middle ages to the twenty-first century. Anthony Julius identifies four distinct versions of English anti-Semitism, which he then investigates in detail. The first is the anti-Semitism of medieval England, a radical prejudice of defamation, expropriation, and murder, which culminated in 1290, the year of Edward I''s expulsion of the Jews from England, after which there were no Jews left to torment. The second major strand is literary anti-Semitism: an anti-Semitic account of Jews continuously reappearing in English literature, from the anonymous medieval ballad Sir Hugh, or the Jew''s Daughter through Shakespeare to Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot, and beyond. Thirdly, Julius addresses modern anti-Semitism, a quotidian anti-Semitism of insult and partial exclusion, pervasive but contained, experienced by Jews from their ''readmission'' to England in the mid-17th century through to the late\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition:This is an essential history and so it's fortunate it has been written by a man with the extraordinary fluency, staggering erudition, scholarly integrity, intellectual acumen, and moral discernment of Anthony Julius. * Philip Roth *\u003cbr\u003eJulius's book is... the gold standard work on the subject of English antisemitism. * David Aaronovitch , The Jewish Chronicle, 17\/06\/2010 *\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Julius has produced a brilliant and readable account of a shameful stain on the national reputation. The best dissection I've seen of Britain's oldest and least acknowledged racial prejudice. * Nick Cohen *\u003cbr\u003ePart history of an irrational hatred, part forensic analysis of a sophistical lie, part literary criticism - for, as Anthony Julius shows, anti-Semitism is a species of fantastical literature, all figure of speech, misquotation and fancy - this exhilarating work nails a defamation which to humanity's discredit, persists to this hour. Indispensible. * Howard Jacobson *\u003cbr\u003eA meticulous survey of an aspect of English life that can scarcely fail to discomfit modern readers. * Max Hastings, Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eWriting against a backdrop of rising violence and abuse directed at English Jews and the State of Israel, Anthony Julius insightfully and passionately traces antisemitism's abject history in England from the medieval period until today. This eminently readable book is thoroughly researched and nuanced, and its take on contemporary antisemitism is a true tour de force. * Jehuda Reinharz, Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and President, Brandeis University *\u003cbr\u003eA strong, sombre book on an appalling subject. * Harold Bloom, New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eJulius is a truth-teller...I am grateful for his calm balance...[and his] extraordinary moral strength. * Harold Bloom, New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eLuminous and comprehensive history. * Scholars for Peace in the Middle East *\u003cbr\u003eA scholarly and judicious history of Britannia's version of that most lethal form of nonsense called antisemitism.\u003cbr\u003eNo thoughtful person who wants to have an opinion about anything Jewish...can avoid reading this book. * David Cesa rni, BBC History Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: CONTEXTS; PART II: VERSIONS","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767044866391,"sku":"9780199600724","price":29.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199600724.jpg?v=1758712136","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trials-of-diaspora-p-9780199600724","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}