‘Capitalism, the nation and societal corrosion: notes on “left-wing antisemitism”’
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This essay aims to contribute to a better understanding of the concept
of ‘left-wing antisemitism’. It points to ‘anti-imperialism’, i.e. the
nationalist, often culturalist, resistance to the global spread of the
capitalist mode of production, as a crucial context of contemporary
antisemitism in which the boundaries between ‘right-wing’ and ‘leftwing’ are often blurred. The main contention is that the dialectic of
capitalism and emancipation is central to understanding antisemitism:
the fact that capitalism itself creates the conditions of, and the means
for, overcoming capitalism produces the space of confusion in which
the concept of ‘left-wing antisemitism’ emerges.
of ‘left-wing antisemitism’. It points to ‘anti-imperialism’, i.e. the
nationalist, often culturalist, resistance to the global spread of the
capitalist mode of production, as a crucial context of contemporary
antisemitism in which the boundaries between ‘right-wing’ and ‘leftwing’ are often blurred. The main contention is that the dialectic of
capitalism and emancipation is central to understanding antisemitism:
the fact that capitalism itself creates the conditions of, and the means
for, overcoming capitalism produces the space of confusion in which
the concept of ‘left-wing antisemitism’ emerges.
Keywords
- Antisemitism, Nationalism, Anti-Imperialism, Socialism, Fascism, facism, Emancipation, Capitalism
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-45 |
| Number of pages | 45 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Justice |
| Volume | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Research outputs (2)
- Published
Capitalisme, la nació i corrosió social. Apunts sobre l’antisemitisme d’esquerres
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Capitalismo, nación y corrosión social: notas sobre el “antisemitismo de izquierda"
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article