Philo-semitic violence : Poland's Jewish past in new Polish narratives /

Philo-Semitic Violence investigates Polish philo-Semitism that grew in popularity before the 2015 nationwide turn to authoritarianism. This inquiry shows how this specious phenomenon reproduced patterns of exclusion and violence, despite best intentions, because Polish anti-Semitism was not problema...

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Main Authors: Janicka, Elżbieta (Author), Żukowski, Tomasz, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Series:Reading trauma and memory.
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Summary:Philo-Semitic Violence investigates Polish philo-Semitism that grew in popularity before the 2015 nationwide turn to authoritarianism. This inquiry shows how this specious phenomenon reproduced patterns of exclusion and violence, despite best intentions, because Polish anti-Semitism was not problematized, reassessed and rejected in the light of its consequences.
Physical Description:ix, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-260) and index.
ISBN:9781793636690
1793636699