Antisemitism and the left

On the return of the Jewish question

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Social Science, Anthropology
Cover of the book Antisemitism and the left by Robert Fine, Philip Spencer, Manchester University Press
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Author: Robert Fine, Philip Spencer ISBN: 9781526104984
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: April 1, 2017
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Robert Fine, Philip Spencer
ISBN: 9781526104984
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: April 1, 2017
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

Universalism shows two faces to the world: an emancipatory face that looks to the inclusion of the other, and a repressive face that sees in the other a failure to pass some fundamental test of humanity. Universalism can be used to demand that we treat all persons as human beings regardless of their differences, but it can also be used to represent whole categories of people as inhuman, not yet human or even enemies of humanity.

The Jewish experience offers an equivocal test case. Universalism has stimulated the struggle for Jewish emancipation, but it has also helped to develop the idea that there is something peculiarly harmful to humanity about Jews – that there is a 'Jewish question' that needs to be 'solved'. This original and stimulating book traces struggles within the Enlightenment, Marxism, critical theory and the contemporary left, seeking to rescue universalism from its repressive, antisemitic undertones.

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Universalism shows two faces to the world: an emancipatory face that looks to the inclusion of the other, and a repressive face that sees in the other a failure to pass some fundamental test of humanity. Universalism can be used to demand that we treat all persons as human beings regardless of their differences, but it can also be used to represent whole categories of people as inhuman, not yet human or even enemies of humanity.

The Jewish experience offers an equivocal test case. Universalism has stimulated the struggle for Jewish emancipation, but it has also helped to develop the idea that there is something peculiarly harmful to humanity about Jews – that there is a 'Jewish question' that needs to be 'solved'. This original and stimulating book traces struggles within the Enlightenment, Marxism, critical theory and the contemporary left, seeking to rescue universalism from its repressive, antisemitic undertones.

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