“A brilliant interpretation of the ways in which anti-Jewish sentiment were used for popular mobilization, national legitimation, and the defense against liberal modernity.”
— Shulamith Volkov, Tel Aviv University
“In these brilliant and lucid essays, Laura Engelstein considers moments in Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish history when antisemitism became a public liability for those who trafficked in it …. Elegantly written and soberly argued, The Resistible Rise of Antisemitism resonates powerfully today.”
— Paul Hanebrink, Rutgers University
“A consummate political history, finely tuned to the dilemmas of our present moment.”
— Ben Nathans, University of Pennsylvania
"Recommended. All levels."
— Choice