{"product_id":"9781472586940","title":"Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: Language, Rhetoric and the Traditions of Hatred","description":"\u003ci\u003eAnti-Semitism and the Holocaust \u003c\/i\u003esurveys the history of the Holocaust whilst demonstrating the pivotal importance of the historical tradition of anti-Semitism and the power of discriminatory language in relation to the Nazi-led persecution of the Jews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book examines varieties of anti-Semitism that have existed throughout history, from religious anti-Semitism in the ancient Roman Empire to the racial anti-Semitism of political anti-Semites in Germany and Austria in the late 19th century. Beth A. Griech-Polelle analyzes the tropes, imagery, legends, myths and stereotypes about Jews that have surfaced at these various points in time. Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust considers how this language helped to engender an innate distrust, dislike and even hatred of the Jews in 20th-century Europe. She explores the shattering impact of the First World War and the rise of Weimar Germany, Hitler's rhetoric and the first phase of Nazi anti-Semitism before illustrating how ghettos, SS Einsatzgruppen killing squads, death camps and death marches were used to drive this anti-Semitic feeling towards genocide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a wealth of primary source material, a thorough engagement with significant Holocaust scholarship and numerous illustrations, reading lists and a glossary to provide further support, this is a vital book for any student of the Holocaust keen to know more about the language of hate which fuelled it.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125109965040,"sku":"9781472586940","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472586940_p0.jpg?v=1763598630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472586940","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}