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Reviewed on June 15, 2012 | Social Sciences
In this short and ambitious book, Reitter examines the genealogy of his titular subject. Interestingly, while the term Jewish self-hatred usually serves as a pejorative one today, Reitter asserts that its original meaning, as presented by certain Jewish authors in the first part of the 20th century, was representative of a positive worldview that emphasized the life of the mind and the redemptive qualities of Jewish life. After...Log In or Sign Up to Read More