{"product_id":"anti-semitism-and-the-holocaust-language-rhetoric-and-the-traditions-of-hatred-paperback","title":"Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: Language, Rhetoric and the Traditions of Hatred - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeth A. Griech-Polelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppreciating the power of language, and how discriminatory words can have deadly consequences, is pivotal to our understanding of the Holocaust. Engaging with a wealth of primary sources and significant Holocaust scholarship, \u003ci\u003eAnti-Semitism and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e traces the historical tradition of anti-Semitism to explore this in detail. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom religious anti-Semitism in ancient Rome to racially-led anti-Semites focused on building superior nation-states in 19th-century Europe to Hitler's vitriolic attacks, Griech-Polelle analyzes how tropes and stereotypes incited suspicion, dislike and hatred of the Jews - and, ultimately, how this was used to drive anti-Semitic feeling toward genocide. Crucially, this 2nd edition sheds further light on the everyday experience of ordinary Germans and Jews under the Nazi regime, with new chapters examining the role of the Christian Churches in Hitler's persecution of the Jews and those who participated in rescue work and resistance more broadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith new illustrations, a detailed glossary and up-to-date further reading suggestions and questions, this 2nd edition provides a concise and lucid survey of European Jewry, the Holocaust, and the language of anti-Semitism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth A. Griech-Polelle\u003c\/b\u003e is Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies and Associate Professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University, USA. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBishop von Galen: German Catholicism and National Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Nuremberg War Crimes Trial and Its Policy Consequences\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and the co-editor, along with Christina Guenther, of \u003ci\u003eTrajectories of Memory: Intergenerational Representations of the Holocaust in History and the Arts \u003c\/i\u003e(2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786252222752,"sku":"9781350158610","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1398e80c7e62ce5bd652e3e8a007323c_f0d8eee1-eb50-4f65-8588-e51ba6ee725f.webp?v=1780630520","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/anti-semitism-and-the-holocaust-language-rhetoric-and-the-traditions-of-hatred-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}