Jewcentricity: why the jews are praised, blamed, and used to explain just about everything

Jews are news, the saying goes. But Adam Garfinkle says there's more at work here than Mel Gibson spouting off and Abe Foxman excoriating him on MSNBC. This book lays out for the first time anywhere what anti-Semitism really is, where it comes from, and why it persists. That's only a part of the book, though, as he examines all the ways that Jews are seen as being at the center of things. Jewcentric behavior comes in four varieties: pro-Jewish Jews, self-hating Jews (which are more imagined that real), pro-Jewish non-Jews (a lot of evangelicals and, weirdly, the Japanese), and anti-Semites (who come in a variety of shapes and sizes). People tend to exaggerate a lot about the Jews, and this isthe ultimate field guide to who, what, and why.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-19856-8
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 320
• Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés