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Reproduction of the original: Degeneration by Max Nordau
Reproduction of the original: How Women Love by Max Nordau
Reproduction of the original: The Malady of the Century by Max Nordau
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Zionism and Anti-Semitism is a book by Max Simon Nordau. This study presents the state of affairs regarding Zionism in Europe during the early 20th century.
Providing valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. It charts the cultural and intellectual history showing how the 'Muscle Jew' developed as a political symbol of national regeneration.
The last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the Holocaust and the establishment of the state of Israel, Judaism's long journey through the modern age has been a complex and tumultuous one, leading many Jews to ask themselves not only where they have been and where they are going, but what it means to be a Jew in today's world. Tracing the Jewish experience in the modern period and illustrating the transformation of Jewish religion, culture, and identity from the 17th century to 1948, the updated edition of this critically acclaimed volume of primary materials remains the most complete sourcebook on modern Jewish history. No...
Explores the connection between medicine and gothic literature examining disease, psychiatry and supernatural in the nineteenth century.