RaveThe Observer (UK)Jo Glanville’s tough, brilliant little book pins down antisemitism in its fluorescent modern form, but with its bizarre, repetitious history ... In a series of beautifully written (and perfectly translated) essays, Glanville has assembled different national accounts of antisemitism. This binding device illuminates the memory of childhoods formed by piecing together the baffling and terrible fates of families ... One thing missing from the book is a hard-nosed political scientist looking at electoral politics in the UK ... How can we deal with all of this? Well, recognising problems that stare you in the face is one place to start. This collection, full of vivid intelligence and wit, is more than the sum of its parts – it tells stories that we need to think about right now.
