Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution: vol. 2.DS146 2005-009480 1-85109-439-3 Antisemitism; a historical encyclopedia encyclopedia, compendium of knowledge, either general (attempting to cover all fields) or specialized (aiming to be comprehensive in a particular field). Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books of prejudice and persecution Persecution Albigenses medieval sect suppressed by a crusade, wars, and the Inquisition. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 53] Camisards uprising of Protestant peasantry after the revocation of Edict of Nantes in 1685 was brutally suppressed by the ; 2v. Title main entry. Ed. by Richard S. Levy Richard Simon Levy is a professor of Modern German History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is most noted for his contributions to history in debunking several antisemitic myths, as well as uncovering many others. . ABC-CLIO, [c]2005 828 p. $185.00 The intent of this two-volume encyclopedia is to present accurate, thorough, and up-to-date information on antisemitism in an unbiased manner. Intended for a general audience, high school level and above, its aim is not to tell readers how to feel about the subject but rather to honestly present the facts about this prejudice. In his introduction, Levy (history, U. of Illinois, Chicago) explains the difficulty of conveniently defining antisemitism and its target, the Jews Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically, members of the worldwide community of adherents to Judaism. , and describes the text's inclusion of a wide array of targets of antisemitism. Arranged alphabetically al·pha·bet·i·cal also al·pha·bet·ic adj. 1. Arranged in the customary order of the letters of a language. 2. Of, relating to, or expressed by an alphabet. , each of the 612 entries is signed and includes a bibliography and cross references. About 120 entries are extended essays of 1,000 to 2,000 words treating epochs, national entities, ideological movements, prominent individuals, and institutions and providing context for the more specific, shorter entries. Text is supplemented with black & white reproductions of photographs, engravings, paintings, and posters. Indexing is in the second volume. |
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