The Jewish Question: History of a Marxist Debate

By Enzo Traverso

In The Jewish Question: History of a Marxist Debate, Enzo Traverso explores the causes and the forms of the encounter that took place, from the middle of the nineteenth century to the Holocaust, between the intelligentsia of a cosmopolitan minority and the most radical ideological current of Western modernity. From Karl Marx to the Frankfurt School, the 'Jewish Question' -- to a set of problems related to emancipation and anti-Semitism, cultural assimilation and Zionism -- raised significant controversies within Marxist theory. Enzo Traverso carefully reconstructs this intellectual debate that runs over more than a century, pointing out both its achievements and its blind alleys.

This is the second edition, completely rewritten and updated, of a book already translated into many languages (originally published in French, then translated into English, German, Spanish, Japanese, and Turkish).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900430133X
• ISBN13: 9789004301337
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"