Esau's Tears

Esau's Tears analyzes the rise of modern racial-political anti-Semitism in Europe and the United States.

Preface; Part I. The Long-Range Background: 1. Anti-Semitism before the modern period: overview and definition; 2. Modern times (1700 to the 1870s); Part II. The Appearance of Modern Anti-Semitism (1870-90): 3. Germans and Jews (1870-1980); 4. Anti-Semitic ideology and movement in Germany (1879 to the 1890s); 5. Socialists, Jews, and anti-Semites; 6. Austria-Hungary: radical radicalism and Schlamperei; 7. France: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity; 8. A sweet exile?; Part III. The Belle Epoque (1890-1914): 9. The failures: Russia and Romania; 10. The ambiguities of 'failure' in the Belle Epoque: Germany and Austria; 11. The ambiguous successes: Great Britain and the United States; Part IV. A Decade of War and Revolution (1914-24): 12. World War I; 13. Jews and revolution (1917-34); Part V. The Fascist Era: Europe between the Wars: 14. Fascism and Anti-Semitism; Epilogue; Conclusions.