This is a brilliant and original interpretation of the various ways in which anti-Jewish sentiment and antisemitic Weltanschauung were used for popular mobilization, national legitimation, and the defense against liberal modernity. Engelstein notices every case of ambivalence, denial or hypocrisy, thus making her complex but easily read presentation illuminating for both readers interested in history and those who wish to better understand contemporary Eastern Europe.
Laura Engelstein
Laura Engelstein joined the history faculty in the fall of 2002 as professor in the field of modern Russian and European history. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford in 1976 and taught at Cornell and at Princeton before coming to Yale. Her research has focused on the social and cultural history of late imperial Russia, with attention to the role of law, medicine, and the arts in public life. She has also explored themes in the history of gender, sexuality, and religion.
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