ABSTRACT
Antisemitism and anti-Zionism are complex, delineable, yet inter-related social-psychological phenomena. While antisemitism has been described as an irrational, age-old prejudice, anti-Zionism is often represented as a legitimate response to a ’rogue state’. Drawing upon media and visual sources and rich interview data from Iran, Britain and Israel, Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism: Representation, Cognition and Everyday Talk examines the concepts of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, tracing their evolution and inter-relations, and considering the distinct ways in which they are manifested, and responded to, by Muslim and Jewish communities in Iran, Britain and Israel. Providing insights from social psychology, sociology and history, this interdisciplinary analysis sheds light on the pivotal role of the media, social representations and identity processes in shaping antisemitism and anti-Zionism. As such, this provocative book will be of interest to social scientists working on antisemitism, race and ethnicity, political sociology and political science, media studies and Middle Eastern politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |16 pages
Introduction
chapter |14 pages
Introduction
part |62 pages
Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
chapter |27 pages
Antisemitism: Continuities and Discontinuities
chapter |20 pages
Israel and the Emergence of Anti-Zionism and “New Antisemitism”
part |38 pages
Textual and Visual Representations of Jews and the Jewish State
chapter |21 pages
Representing the Jewish State in the Iranian Press 1
chapter |14 pages
Visualising the Holocaust: Iran's Holocaust Cartoon Contest 1
part |60 pages
Thinking and Talking about Jews and the Jewish State
part |56 pages
Responding to Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
chapter |28 pages
British Jews: Making Sense of Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
part |13 pages
Conclusion