Anti-Semitic Stereotypes Without Jews: Images of the Jews in England, 1290-1700

by Bernard Glassman

Book Overview

This is a study of the persistence of anti-Semitic stereotypes for 400 years in a society almost completely devoid of a Jewish population. Anti-Semitic Stereotypes Without Jews offers an exploration of English history, 1290- 1700, tracing the growth and development of these attitudes. It demonstrates that it is possible for prejudice to thrive even in the absence of a scapegoat group. Following the expulsion in the year 1290 until 1656, although there...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814315453
• ISBN13: 9780814315453
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.