Smart Jews: The Construction of the Image of Jewish Superior Intelligence

by Sander L. Gilman

Book Overview

"Smart Jews" addresses one of the most controversial theories of our day: the alleged connection between race (or ethnicity), intelligence, and virtue. Sander Gilman showsthat such theories have a long, disturbing history. He examines a wide range of texts scientific treatises, novels, films, philosophical works, and operas that assert the greater intelligence (and, often, lesser virtue) of Jews.The book opens with a discussion of concepts that relate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803221584
• ISBN13: 9780803221581
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.3"