TY - CHAP
T1 - EAST ASIA AND ANTISEMITISM
T2 - A Vast Region Immersed in Admiration and Consternation
AU - Kowner, Rotem
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Mark Weitzman, Robert J. Williams, and James Wald; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - East Asia is a region of ever-growing importance. Its global significance is evident in every aspect, ranging from politics and economy to culture. The view that antisemitism is rife in present-day East Asia is based on various sources, ranging from newspaper reports and academic analyses to personal impressions. The most important testimony, however, stems from a worldwide survey on attitudes and opinions toward Jews across 101 countries conducted recently by the Anti-Defamation League. The three largest nations of East Asia, China, Japan, and South Korea, seem to share a very similar pattern of attitudes to Jews. The regional outlook and the relatively high level of antisemitism it contains are not the outcome of extended contacts with Jewish population or a conflict with Judaism, let alone with the state of Israel. At first glance, the East Asian views of Jews and attitude toward them seem somewhat contradictory.
AB - East Asia is a region of ever-growing importance. Its global significance is evident in every aspect, ranging from politics and economy to culture. The view that antisemitism is rife in present-day East Asia is based on various sources, ranging from newspaper reports and academic analyses to personal impressions. The most important testimony, however, stems from a worldwide survey on attitudes and opinions toward Jews across 101 countries conducted recently by the Anti-Defamation League. The three largest nations of East Asia, China, Japan, and South Korea, seem to share a very similar pattern of attitudes to Jews. The regional outlook and the relatively high level of antisemitism it contains are not the outcome of extended contacts with Jewish population or a conflict with Judaism, let alone with the state of Israel. At first glance, the East Asian views of Jews and attitude toward them seem somewhat contradictory.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429428616-10
DO - https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429428616-10
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781138369443
SP - 69
EP - 76
BT - The Routledge History of Antisemitism
ER -
