Antisemitism: A Reference Handbook
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Antisemitism: A Reference Handbook is a book, in the Contemporary World Issues series, by Jerome A. Chanes. It is a survey of the historical, political, and sociological contexts of antisemitism in more than 50 countries.
Topics include an introduction to and overview of antisemitism; a historical narrative and chronology; biographical sketches of prominent figures notable for their antisemitic expression or for their work to counteract it; a country-by-country survey of the current nature and extent of anti-Semitism; documents and statistics concerning anti-Semitism; a directory of organizations involved in the monitoring, studying, and countering antisemitism; and a guide to print and non-print resources on "every conceivable aspect of antisemitism".
It was published by ABC-CLIO (Santa Barbara, California) in 2004 as a 347-page hardcover (ISBN 1-57607-209-6) and as an e-book (ISBN 1-85109-497-0).
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- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Spelling and Usage of Antisemitism
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- The Nature of Antisemitism
- What Is Antisemitism?
- The Stages of Antisemitism
- The Psychology of Antisemitism
- Antisemitism, Prejudice, and Jewish Security: A Crucial Nexus
- Trends in Antisemitism
- The Measurement of Antisemitism
- The General State of Antisemitism
- The Counteraction of Antisemitism
- What Do We Not Know about Antisemitism?
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- 2 Historical Narrative and Chronology
- The Ancient World
- How Ought Ancient Antisemitism to Be Evaluated?
- The Christian World
- The Crusades and Their Aftermath
- Antisemitism in Late Medieval Europe
- Spanish Inquisition and Expulsion
- Islam and the Jews
- Socioreligious Struggles in Western Europe: The Beginnings of the Ghetto
- Enlightenment and Emancipation
- Entering the Twentieth Century: Eastern Europe
- Entering the Twentieth Century: Western Europe
- World War II: The Destruction of European Jewry
- Antisemitism in the United States
- Retrospect and Prospect
- Antisemitism through the Ages: A Time Line
- 3 Biographical Sketches
- Ambrose (339-397)
- Antiochus IV (Epiphanes) (215BCE?-164BCE?)
- Apion (First Century CE)
- Thomas Aquinas (1125-1274)
- Augustine (354-430)
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
- Bogdan Chmielnicki (1595-1657)
- John Chrysostom (347?-407?)
- Father Charles Coughlin (1891-1971)
- David Duke (1951-)
- Louis Farrakhan (1933-)
- Henry Ford (1863-1947)
- Abraham H. Foxman (1940-)
- Count Joseph-Arthur de Gobineau (1816-1882)
- David Harris (1949-)
- Rabbi Marvin Hier (1939-)
- Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
- Hajj Amin al-Husseini (1893-1976)
- Pope Innocent IV (d. 1254)
- St. John/Gospel of St. John (d.100CE?)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- Manetho (305 BCE?-285 BCE?)
- Wilhelm Marr (1818-1904)
- Karl Marx (1818-1883)
- Martin Niemoller (1892-1984)
- Origen (185?-254)
- Philip II (Augustus) (1165-1223)
- Robert M. Shelton (1930-2003)
- Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)
- Marc D. Stern (1950-)
- Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498)
- Voltaire (1694-1778)
- References
4 The State of Antisemitism: A Country-by-Country Survey
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Africa
- Arab/Islamic Countries
- Asia and Australasia
- Latin America
- North America
- Special Topics
- 5 Documents and Statistics
- Surveys and Statistics
- Antisemitism in Europe
- Antisemitism in America
- 2002 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents
- The Legal Battle against Antisemitism
- United Nation Treaties and Protocol
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Christian Statements on Antisemitism
- Christians and Jews
- Ecumenical Considerations on Jewish-Christian Dialogue
- Nostra Aetate: Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions
- Presbyterian Church (USA)—Statement on Violence against Jews
- Southern Baptist Convention—2003
- United Church of Christ—1987
- United Church of Christ—2002
- The Episcopal Church
- 6 Organizations
- U. S. Organizations
- Worldwide Organizations
- 7 Print and Nonprint Resources
- Print Resources
- Books, Monographs, and Pamphlets
- Reports and Studies
- Periodicals: Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
- Articles, Book Chapters, and Lectures
- Nonprint Resources
- Films and Videos
- Web-Based and Internet Resources
- Exhibits and Museums
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
