Boycotts past and present : from the American Revolution to the campaign to boycott Israel /

Boycotts past and present : from the American Revolution to the campaign to boycott Israel /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019] ©2019
Description:	xviii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Palgrave critical studies of antisemitism and racism Palgrave critical studies of antisemitism and racism.
Subject:	Boycotts -- History. Boycotts -- Cross-cultural studies. Boycotts. Cross-cultural studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11807856

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Varying Form of Title:	American Revolution to the campaign to boycott Israel
Other authors / contributors:	Feldman, David, 1957- editor.
ISBN:	9783319948713 3319948717 9783319948720
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	In this book historians and social scientists examine boycotts from the eighteenth century to the present day. Employed in struggles against British rule in the American colonies, against racial discrimination in the United States during the Civil Rights movement, and Apartheid in South Africa, today it is Israel that is the focus of a campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Boycotts have featured in campaigns undertaken by labour, consumer and nationalist movements. Jews were the target of boycotts advanced by various national movements in Central and Eastern Europe and the anti-Jewish boycotts instigated by the Nazis. In this collection, contributors explore the history of past boycott movements and examine the different narratives put forward by proponents and opponents of the current BDS movement directed against Israel: one which places the movement within a history of struggles for 'human rights'; the other which regards BDS as the latest manifestation of an antisemitic tradition.--

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Summary:	In this book historians and social scientists examine boycotts from the eighteenth century to the present day. Employed in struggles against British rule in the American colonies, against racial discrimination in the United States during the Civil Rights movement, and Apartheid in South Africa, today it is Israel that is the focus of a campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). <br> Boycotts have featured in campaigns undertaken by labour, consumer and nationalist movements. Jews were the focus of some boycotts instigated by nationalist movements in Central and Eastern Europe and Jewish businesses were targeted by the National Socialist regime in Germany. In this collection, contributors explore the history of past boycott movements and examine the different narratives put forward by proponents and opponents of the current BDS movement directed against Israel: one which places the movement within a history of struggles for 'human rights'; the other which regards BDS as the latest manifestation of an antisemitic tradition.
Physical Description:	xviii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783319948713 3319948717 9783319948720