Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England

870 Pages·2010·3.27 MB·English

by  Anthony Julius

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a history of anti-semitism
in england
ANTHONY JULIUS
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xiii
PART I: CONTEXTS
1. Enmities 3
2. Defamations 69
PART II: VERSIONS
3. Medieval English Anti-Semitism 105
4. English Literary Anti-Semitism 148
5. Modern English Anti-Semitism 242
6. The Mentality of Modern English Anti-Semitism 348
7. Contemporary Secular Anti-Zionisms 441
8. Contemporary Confessional Anti-Zionisms,
and a Conclusion 532
Notes 589
Extract acknowledgements 784
Index 785
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Acknowledgements
Earlier versions of chapters, or parts of chapters, have appeared in Paul
Iganski and Barry Kosmin (eds.), A New Antisemitism? (London, 2003), in
the online journal Engage, on the website <http://www.z-word.com>,
andinDavidKertzer(ed.),OldDemons,NewDebates(NewYork,2005),as
well as in Critical Quarterly, the Jewish Chronicle, the Times Literary Supple-
ment, the London Review of Books, and the Guardian.
IowespecificdebtsofgratitudetoJaneAshworth,HadassaBen-Itto,Lily
Bloch, Shimon Cohen, Simon Cohen, Stan Cohen, Jonathan Cummings,
Jeffrey Davis, Michael Ezra, Ofir Frankel, R. M. Ginsbury, Daniel Hoch-
hauser, Jonathan Hoffman, Jenifer Howie, Oliver Kamm, Irene Lancaster,
RichardLandes,NoamLeshem,JamesLibson,RobertJanVanPelt,Antony
Polonsky,DanielReisner,AndrewRoberts,AnnRobinson,BillRubinstein,
Paul Usiskin, and Michael Yudkin. I am particularly grateful to Todd
Endelmann, Deborah Lipstadt, and Ken Stern for convening a one-day
conference in NYC on my manuscript.
Elena Schiff has been indefatigable on the book’s behalf. I thank her for
allherworkonit;Icannotimaginecompletingitwithoutherhelp.Itwasat
AndrewWylie’ssuggestionthatIstartedtothinkaboutwritingthisbook—
I thank him, and Tracey Bohan too.
The following read all, or some part, of the book: John H. Arnold, Jane
Ashworth, Anthony Bale, Steve Bayme, Paul Bew, Marcel Borden, Ben
Cohen, Nick Cohen, Deborah Dwork, Richard Evans, David Feldman,
Geoffrey Field, Jonathan Freedland, Norman Geras, Sander L. Gilman,
Dean Godson, Bernard Harrison, David Hirsh, Dan Jacobson, Howard
Jacobson, Menachem Kellner, Michael Kotzin, Shalom Lappin, Deborah
Lipstadt, Colin McCabe, Derek Penslar, David Plante, Felix Posen, Aviva
Raz-Shechter, W. D. Rubinstein, Ken Stern, Michael Yudkin, and Steve
Zipperstein.Theseareallverybusypeople;Iamgratefultothemfortaking
the time and for offering their comments. Each one of them has improved
the book.