Economic Origins of Antisemitism: Poland and Its Jews in the Early Modern Period

by Hillel Levine

This exploration of the economic roots of anti-semitism traces the position of Jews in Poland from the end of the 16th century to the demise of the Polish state in 1795. The text explains why Poland was not able to modernize its backward systems and shows that Jews were blamed for this failure.

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993